Sherri’s Comments (group member since Dec 08, 2021)

Sherri’s comments from the On The Same Page group.

On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge DECEMBER 2022
Start Date: 12/01/2022
End Date: 12/31/2022

Total Pages Read: 5645
Bonus Points: 90

Books Read:
1. River of the Gods: Genius, Courage and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile 349 pgs () 12/1
2. Molly Marbles 26 pgs (10) 12/1
3. Cross-Country Cat 40 pgs (10) 12/1
4.Farmer Giles of Ham 127 pgs (10) 12/1
5. And We Stay 224 pgs (10) 12/3
6. The Women of Easter: Encounter the Savior with Mary of Bethany, Mary of Nazareth, and Mary Magdalene 242 pgs () 12/4
7. Grave Tidings 75 pgs () 12/4
8. Five Alarm Christmas 344 pgs () 12/6
9. The Seventh Bride 237 pgs () 12/8
10.Christmas at Eagle Pond 96 pgs () 12/8
11.Here Comes Winter 32 pgs () 12/10
12. The Enemy 258 pgs () 12/11
13. Resting Scrooge Face 80 pgs (10) 12/12
14. Vulnerable 379 pgs () 12/12
15. I, Crocodile 40 pgs (10) 12/12
16. The Invisible Woman 384 pgs (10) 12/13
17. You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty 288 pgs () 12/16
18. The Naughty List 321 pgs () 12/17
19. The Second Sex 800 pgs () 12/17
20. Carrie Soto Is Back 384 pgs () 12/18
21. Sorcery of Thorns 453 pgs (10) 12/20
22. The Breath of a Whale: The Science and Spirit of Pacific Ocean Giants 239 pgs () 12/22
23. Killing Jesus: A History 305 pgs () 12/24
24. The Legend of the Christmas Witch 56 pgs () 12/26
25. A Lifetime of Secrets: A PostSecret Book 288 pgs () 12/26
26. The Boxcar Children 160 pgs () 12/26
27. Surprise Island 192 pgs () 12/26
28. The Book of Gothel 368 pgs (10) 12/27
29.Romancing Miss Brontë 416 pgs (10) 12/29
30. Becoming Jane Eyre 234 pgs () 12/30
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10 pts:
1. Lots of readers have old favorites they like to return to during the holidays. Reread a holiday favorite.
Cross-Country Cat ✩★✩★
Mr. Dickens and His Carol
Romancing Miss Brontë ✩★✩★✩

2. December is a month loaded with religious and cultural celebrations. Read a book that features religious or cultural traditions that are different from your own.
The Women of Easter: Encounter the Savior with Mary of Bethany, Mary of Nazareth, and Mary Magdalene ✩★✩

3. As the end of the year approaches, read a book that you meant to read this year and haven’t yet.
Sorcery of Thorns ✩★✩★
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
The Book of Gothel ✩★✩★

4. Read a book that takes place in the Winter.
And We Stay ✩★✩
Molly Marbles ✩★✩
Resting Scrooge Face ✩★✩★

5. Many December traditions involve baking, sweets, treats, and chocolate. Read a book that involves any of these activities or treats.

6. December 7 is the anniversary of Pearl Harbor. Read a book about Pearl Harbor or Hawaii.

25 pts:
1. Jane Austen's birthday is December 16. Read a book written by Jane Austen or one of the many pastiches of her work.
Mary B: An Untold Story of Pride and Prejudice

2. Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, the shortest day in the year, is December 21, 2022. Read a book of short stories.
I, Crocodile ✩★✩★

3. National Day of the Horse is celebrated on December 13. Read a book with a horse on the cover.

4. December contains the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Read a novella.
Farmer Giles of Ham ✩★✩

5. Read a book in the Scandi Noir or Nordic Noir genre.

6. Read a book about any December Holiday. Double points if it is a holiday you do not typically celebrate.


50 pts:
1. December 10th is Alfred Nobel Day in Sweden. Read a book by a Nobel prize winner, or a book about Alfred Nobel.

2. Bill of Rights Day is 15 December.
Read a book celebrating one of the freedoms identified in the U.S. Bill of Rights.

3. Wounded Knee Massacre occurred on December 29, 1890.
Read a book by a Native American author.

4. The Icelandic holiday of Jolabokaflud is celebrated on Christmas Eve. It is the holiday tradition of gifting books. It translates to Christmas Book Flood. Read a book that has been gifted to you or a book where the MC gives or receives a book. Double points if you start or complete this book on Christmas Eve.

5. Many countries celebrate Christmas with the tradition of holding performances of the Nutcracker Ballet. The ballet is based on the story written by ETA Hoffman. Read any of ETA Hoffman's works. Double points if it is not The Nutcracker and the Mouse King.

6. Holiday movies are very popular in December. Read a book that was turned in to a movie. Double points if it is a holiday movie.
The Afterlife of Holly Chase
The Man Who Invented Christmas: How Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol Rescued His Career and Revived Our Holiday Spirits
The Invisible Woman ✩★✩

On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge NOVEMBER 2022

Start Date: 11/01/2022
End Date: 11/30/2022

Total Pages Read: 5684
Bonus Points: 235

Books Read:
1. The Mark on the Wall 28 pgs (25) 11/2
2. The Halloween Tree 145 pgs (25) 11/3
3. You're Invited 384 pgs () 11/6
4. The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick 368 pgs () 11/8
5. History Smashers: Plagues and Pandemics 240 pgs (25) 11/11
6. The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks 362 pgs () 11/12
7. Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities 236 pgs () 11/13
8. History Smashers: The Titanic 224 pgs (25) 11/15
9. The Earth Moved: On the Remarkable Achievements of Earthworms 240 pgs () 11/15
10. All the Living and the Dead: from Embalmers to Executioners, an Exploration of the People Who Have Made Death Their Life's Work 288 pgs () 11/16
11. Stone Soup 32 pgs (50) 11/17
12. The Science of Murder: The Forensics of Agatha Christie 432 pgs (10) 11/19
13. Our Wives Under the Sea 240 pgs () 11/20
14. Crooked House 276 pgs (25) 11/21
15. Dead Silence 343 pgs (50) 11/22
16. The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper 333 pgs 11/24
17. The A.B.C. Murders 232 pgs 11/25
18. The Drowned Woods 346 pgs 11/27
19. Violet Made of Thorns 364 pgs 11/27
20. The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea 325 pgs 11/17
21. Hunt the Stars 419 pgs 11/30
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10 pts:
-book set in the fall/ autumn.

-book released in November (any year).

-book with a brown cover.

-book with a pumpkin on the cover.

- As the colors of the leaves change in New England, read covers of the darker shades of Fall, such as darker reds, oranges, greens, browns, etc.

- November 6 is the day we change our clocks. Read a book you have been “saving” for a while.
Courting Mr. Lincoln

- Topaz is the traditional birthstone of the month and part of the flower’s name for the month means “golden flower.” Read books that have gold (or yellow) lettering/foiling on the cover.

25 pts:
-The first medical school for women opened in Boston on November 1, 1848. Read a book featuring a hospital or a woman who goes to medical school.
The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine to Women and Women to Medicine
The Excellent Doctor Blackwell: The life of the first woman physician

-November 7, 1867 Marie Curie was born. Read a book about science.
Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities ★✩★✩
The Science of Murder: The Forensics of Agatha Christie ★✩★✩

-November 11 is Veteran's Day. Read a book featuring the military.

-November 19, 1868 Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address. Read a book about Lincoln.
Lincoln in the Bardo
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
The Murder of Willie Lincoln

- November 1st is All Saints Day, and this month is known as the month “of the dead.” Read a book from the “Did Not Finish” pile.

- November 11 is Veterans Day. In remembrance of the past, read or re-read a classic.
The Mark on the Wall ★✩★✩
The Halloween Tree ★✩★✩★

- November 16 is National Button Day. Find a button, either on clothes or if you have a drawer of buttons, and count how many holes are on the button, and that is how long the title of your book is. For example, two button holes = 2 words, four button holes = 4 words.
5 buttons: History Smashers: Plagues and Pandemics ★✩★✩
4 buttons: History Smashers: The Titanic ★✩★✩
2 buttons: Crooked House ★✩★✩

50 pts:
- November 22, 1962 JFK announced that the Cuban Missile Crisis was over. Read a book featuring the Cuban Missile Crisis.

- November 22, 1718 Blackbeard the pirate was killed off the coast of North Carolina. Read a book featuring a pirate as a main character.

- November 22, 1963 JFK was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Read a book about JFK.

- November 26, 1979 the International Olympic Committee voted to re-admit China. Read a book featuring the Olympics.

- Thanks to Sarah Josepha Hale’s 30-year campaign to President Lincoln to get Thanksgiving declared a national holiday. Read a book about Sarah Hale or Thanksgiving. Double points if the book is non-fiction.
Lady Editor: Sarah Josepha Hale and the Making of the Modern American Woman
The Lady of Godey's: Sarah Josepha Hale

- Throughout the month, there are many celebrations of “food” appreciation days. Read any book that has food involved in the story.
Stone Soup ★✩★✩

- November 22 is “Go for a Ride Day.” Take the prompt however you feel like it. You can read a book in a new location or let a book take you for a ride; such as a drama, or thriller, etc.
Dead Silence ★✩★✩

On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge OCTOBER 2022
Start Date: 10/01/2022
End Date: 10/31/2022

Total Pages Read: 7629
Bonus Points: 235

Books Read:
1. Marshmallow & Jordan 379 pgs (10) 10/2
2. Blood Sisters: The Women Behind The Wars Of The Roses 434 pgs (10) 10/4
3. Helltown: The Untold Story of Serial Murder on Cape Cod 509 pgs (10) 10/5
4. More Deadly than the Male: Masterpieces from the Queens of Horror 496 pgs () 10/6
5. The Graveyard Book Graphic Novel: Volume 1 194 pgs () 10/8
6. The Graveyard Book 312 pgs () 10/8
7. Who Killed Jane Stanford?: A Gilded Age Tale of Murder, Deceit, Spirits and the Birth of a University 384 pgs (10) 10/9
8. The Lifters 352 pgs (25) 10/10
9. Death on the Nile 351 pgs () 10/11
10. Lobstah Gahden 40 pgs () 10/11
11. Healer and Witch 304 pgs () 10/12
12. Dark Earth 336 pgs (25) 10/14
13. Halfway to the Grave 384 pgs (10) 10/14
14. What We Harvest 366 pgs (50) 10/16
15. Haunted Hotels Around the World 32 pgs () 10/16
16. The Ash-Tree 26 pgs (10) 10/16
17. The Leaf Thief 32 pgs () 10/19
18. The Fearsome Foursome 225 pgs () 10/19
19. The Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota's Garden 32 pgs 10/21
20. Midnight at Madame Leota's 225 pgs () 10/21
21.The Appeal 431 pgs (50) 10/22
22.The Last House on Needless Street 341 pgs (10) 10/23
23. Nobody Knows But You 216 pgs (10) 10/23
24.The Children on the Hill 352 pgs (10) 10/26
25.Creepy Carrots! 32 pgs (10) 10/26
26. Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916 336 pgs 10/27
27. Hocus Pocus: The Illustrated Novelization 240 pgs 10/29
28. The Women of Weird Tales 282 pgs 10/30
29. Mushroom Lullaby 32 pgs 10/31
30. Blood Sugar 336 pgs 10/31


10pts:
- Book with MC who has a cultural background outside of your own.
Creatures of Passage
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain


- Romance Novel
Grange House
Halfway to the Grave ✩★

- Yellow on Cover
The Mysterious Benedict Society DNF

- Read a book that brings you joy.

- Read a mystery (cozy or otherwise).
Death on the Nile ✩★✩
The Children on the Hill ✩★✩
Daisy Darker
Blood Sugar ✩★✩


- Read a book with a cat on the cover or where the cat is a MC.
The Last House on Needless Street ✩★✩★

- Read a book where the title appears in all capital letters.
Marshmallow & Jordan ✩★✩★✩
Blood Sisters: The Women Behind The Wars Of The Roses ✩★✩
Who Killed Jane Stanford?: A Gilded Age Tale of Murder, Deceit, Spirits and the Birth of a University ✩★✩
Helltown: The Untold Story of Serial Murder on Cape Cod ✩★✩★
The Ash-Tree ✩★✩
Nobody Knows But You ✩★✩
Creepy Carrots! ✩★✩★

25pts:
- Book is on the Black Poetry Shelf

- Strong female MC (x2 if in leadership or is an activist)
Dark Earth ✩★✩★

- Takes place in a United Nations Member State outside of your own. Reference: https://www.un.org/en/about-us/member...

- Read a book that gives you country vibes.
The Lifters ✩★✩

- Read a book where the MC is a baker or a book with cookies on the cover.

- Read a book about civil rights.

- Read a sci-fi novel or a nonfiction book about space or astronomy.

- Read a book in which the characters travel through time.

- Read a book where Sherlock Holmes is a character.

50pts:
- About the military or a character is in the military. (Double pts if nonfiction)

- MC, their parent, or their grandparent is an immigrant

- Book is on the Horror Comedy shelf (x2 if orange on cover)
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
Plain Bad Heroines
Bunny

- Read a book with a “mean girl” character.
Only a Monster

- Read a book where the characters have a tea party.

- Read a book about jazz or a book where the MC is an actor / actress.

- Read a book written in epistolary form such as letters, diary/journal entries, or emails/text messages.
The Appeal ✩★✩★✩

- Read a book where the MC is an adolescent female.
Uncle Silas
What We Harvest ✩★✩★
Lakesedge
Hotel Magnifique

- Read a book with werewolves.
Such Sharp Teeth

- Read a non-fiction book about civil rights.

- Read an original Sherlock Holmes book, written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

100 points:
-Read Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman.

-Read Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.

On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge SEPTEMBER 2022
Start Date: 09/01/2022
End Date: 09/30/2022

Total Pages Read: 6786
Bonus Points: 210

Books Read:
1. Mushroom Rain 32 pgs (25) 9/1
2. Hazard 158 pgs (25) 9/1
3. And We Rise 160 pgs (25) 9/2
4. Augusta Savage: The Shape of a Sculptor's Life 128 pgs 9/2
5. The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us 528 pgs (10) 9/4
6. The Last Slave Ship: The True Story of How Clotilda Was Found, Her Descendants, and an Extraordinary Reckoning 304 pgs 9/5
7. Nothing Burns as Bright as You 288 pgs 9/5
8. The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History 336 pgs 9/7
9. The It Girl 423 pgs (25) 9/9
10. The Body in the Library 191 pgs 9/9
11. The Ghosts of Rose Hill 452 pgs (25) 9/9
12. The Body-Snatcher 30 pgs () 9/10
13. Mary, Who Wrote Frankenstein 56 pgs () 9/11
14. Sleepy hollow and other short stories 121 pgs () 9/11
15. The Christie Affair 320 pgs () 9/13
16. A Spindle Splintered 128 pgs () 9/14
17. The Empress of Salt and Fortune 119 pgs () 9/14
18. A Mirror Mended 128 pgs (25) 9/15
19. The Bone Garden 288 pgs (10) 9/16
20. If Women Rose Rooted: The Power of the Celtic Woman 400 pgs () 9/16
21. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 139 pgs () 9/16
22. The Haunting of Alma Fielding: A True Ghost Story 368 pgs () 9/17
23. The Most Dazzling Girl in Berlin 416 pg () 9/20
24. Lawless Spaces 496 pgs () 9/23
25. Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space 253 pgs () 9/24
26. cosmic book - Jack the Ripper (50) 9/25
27. cosmic book - Werewolf (50) 9/25
28. Midwinterblood 270 pgs () 9/25
29. Witch: Unleashed. Untamed. Unapologetic. 275 pgs () 9/27
30. Bronze Drum: A Novel of Sisters and War 384 pgs () 9/28
31. Apology for a Murder 128 pgs () 9/29
32. A Dowry of Blood 398 pgs (10) 9/30
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10 points:
- Read a book with a blue cover.
The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us ✩★✩
The Blame Game
The Bone Garden ✩★✩★

- Read a book with a cat on the cover or where the cat is a MC.
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain

- Read a book set during WWII.

- Read a book where one of the MCs is a grandparent.

- Read a book where the MC’s job is a central focus of the book.
September 2 is World Coconut Day. Read a book with a beach cover or takes place at a beach.

September 29 is World Heart Day. Read a book with heart in the title or on cover.

Wife Appreciation Day is the third Sunday of September. Most important day of the year. Read a book where the main character is a wife.
Bronze Drum: A Novel of Sisters and War ✩★✩
A Dowry of Blood ✩★✩★

25 points:
- Read a book with “and” in the title (double points if an “&” appears in the title).

- Read a book where 9/11 is a central theme of the book. (+25 points if the book is Non-Fiction).

- Read a book that has an autumn scene on the cover OR where the cover color is orange or yellow.
Mushroom Rain ✩★✩★
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History ✩★✩★

- Read a book where the MC has a girls’ night OR that has 3 or more women on the cover.
And We Rise ✩★

- Read a ghost story.
The Ghosts of Rose Hill ✩★✩★
The Ghost of Midnight Lake

September 5 is Teacher's Day. Read a book where the main character is a teacher, or it is set in a school.
Hazard ✩★✩★


September 6 is read a book day Read a hardcover book.
The It Girl ✩★✩★
A Mirror Mended ✩★✩★

September 21 is New York Day. Read a book that take place in the Big Apple.


50 points:
- Read a book set in either Australia or Hawaii.

- Read a book that features a blended family.

- Read a book that appears on one of the ALA’s “Frequently Challenged” lists (https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/f... bonus points if the book is identified as one of the top 10 most challenged books in either 2020 or 2021 (https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/f...).

- Read a book about pirates or where the main character is a pirate.

- Read a comic book or graphic novel.
Jack the Ripper ✩★✩★
Werewolf ✩★✩

The last week in September is the Week of the Deaf. Read a book where a character is deaf.

September 22 is Welfare of Cancer Patient. Read a book where the main character has cancer or a cancer survivor.

Wendell Scott was one of the first black drivers in Nascar. His birthday is in September. Read a book where the main character is a race driver, or takes place at a race track.

On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge AUGUST 2022
Start Date: 08/01/2022
End Date: 08/31/2022

Total Pages Read: 4921
Bonus Points: 235

Books Read:
1. A Psalm for the Wild-Built 160 pgs (10) 8/1
2. A Prayer for the Crown-Shy 160 pgs (10) 8/2
3. In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin 448 pgs 8/4
4. Family of Liars 299 pgs 8/5
5. The Happiest Man on Earth 208 pgs 8/7
6. The Woman in the Library 292 pgs 8/9
7. Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future 234 pgs 8/10
8. The Exhibition of Persephone Q 224 pgs 8/10
9. The ABC's of LGBT+ 190 pgs (10) 8/12
10. The Ghost Notebooks 236 pgs () 8/13
11. Don't Cry for Me 304 pgs () 8/14
12. The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World 416 pgs () 8/16
13. Big Little Lies 460 pgs (50) 8/18
14. Too Bright to See 186 pgs () 8/21
15. Garvey's Choice 107 pgs (25) 8/21
16. Answers in the Pages 176 pgs (10) 8/23
17. Remarkably Bright Creatures 360 pgs () 8/24
18. Jubilee 160 pgs (10) 8/26
19. Vinyl Moon 176 pgs (25) 8/27
20. Tin 216 pgs (10) 8/28
21. Sinkable: Obsession, the Deep Sea and the Shipwreck of the Titanic 416 pgs 8/29
22. Singing with Elephants 224 pgs 8/29
23. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Willow 122 pgs 8/29
24. Turn the Tide 368 pgs 8/30
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10 pts:
- Chris Columbus set sail Aug 3, 1492. Read a story about exploration (on Earth or in Space). Extra 10 points if non-fiction).
A Psalm for the Wild-Built★✩★
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy ★✩★

- Alfred Lord Tennyson was born Aug 6, 1809. Read a book of poetry or a story with poetry as a theme.

- Film pioneer Cecil B. De Mille was born Aug 12, 1881. Read a book set in Hollywood.

Mother Teresa was born on August 27, 1910. Read a book about someone dedicated to helping others (double points if the book is about Mother Teresa or set in India).

August starts with A. Read a book whose author’s first, middle or last name starts with an A.
The ABC's of LGBT+ ✓
All the Things That Could Go Wrong
Answers in the Pages ★✩★✩

On August 17, 1978, the first transatlantic balloon trip was completed. Read a book about an adventure, or whose characters take an adventure.
Tin ✩★✩
Jubilee ✩★✩
It's The End of the World and I'm in My Bathing Suit

25 pts:
- Jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong was born Aug 4, 1901. Read a story with Jazz as a theme.

- International spy Mata Hari was born 1Aug 7, 1876. Read a spy novel and if it features a woman spy add 25 pts.

- Frankenstein author Mary Shelley was born Aug 30, 1797. Read a gothic horror story. Add 25 points if you read Frankenstein or any other book by Mary Shelley.

Many students prepare to go back to school in August. Read a book that is set in/at a school, or whose main character goes to school.
Vinyl Moon ✩★✩
Turn the Tide ✩★✩

The 19th Amendment in the USA was signed on August 18, granting women the right to vote. Read a book about a female who stands up for her rights. (Double points for nonfiction).

British poet Percy Bysshe Shelley born on August 4, 1792. Read a book of poetry or novel in verse.
Garvey's Choice ★✩★
Singing with Elephants ✩★✩

50 pts:
- Pres. Warren G. Harding died Aug 2, 1923. His administration had been tainted by the Teapot Dome scandal. Read a book about a presidential scandal. (Double points if it is non-fiction).

- Fidel Castro was born Aug 13, 1927. Read a book set in Cuba.

- The 19th amendment was ratified Aug 18, 1920. Read a book featuring women suffragettes.

On August 5, 1962, Marilyn Monroe died. Read a book about a film star or that is set in the film industry.

August 15 is the Republic of Congo Independence Day. Read a book fully or partially set in Africa (double points if the author is African).

Alex Haley, author of Roots, was born on August 11, 1921. Roots was turned into a highly successful mini series. Read a book that was turned into a tv show, miniseries, or is credited for inspiring a tv show
Big Little Lies ★✩★

On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge JULY 2022
Start Date: 07/01/2022
End Date: 07/31/2022

Total Pages Read: 5651
Bonus Points: 95

Books Read:
1. The Two Towers 323 pgs (10) 7/2
2. Beach Read 361 pgs () 7/3
3. The History of England 60 pgs () 7/4
4. Marooned With Darcy: A Pride & Prejudice Variation 79 pgs () 7/5
5 Last Seen at Lighthouse Lane 102 pgs () 7/5
6 Shipped 336 pgs (25) 7/6
7. The Roughest Draft 313 pgs () 7/7
8. The Hunger Games 436 pgs () 7/9
9. Catching Fire 439 pgs (10) 7/10
10. Spin with Me 224 pgs () 7/12
11. Gallant 338 pgs (10) 7/12
12. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes 517 pgs () 7/16
13. The Murder of Mr. Wickham 387 pgs (10) 7/17
14. Once Upon a Broken Heart 408 pgs (10) 7/22
15. Razorblade Tears 336 pgs (10) 7/23
16. Woman, Eating 240 pgs 7/25
17. Loveless 432 pgs 7/28
18. The Dating Plan 352 pgs 7/29
19. The Layover 320 pgs (10) 7/31
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10 points:

- July is the 7th month of the year. Read a book with the number 7 in the total pages. Triple points if it is 700+ pages.
The Reading List 373 pgs
The Murder of Mr. Wickham 387 ✩★✩★


- 7/2 is UFO Day. Read a book classified as science fiction.
Alone Out Here


- 7/9 is the birthday of Dean Koontz. Read one of his books.

-Read a book with a title that starts with a vowel (A, An, I etc. count).
Once Upon a Broken Heart ✩★✩★

-Read a book with a page count of more than 300 pages.
Gallant ✩★✩
Reputation
Pride and Premeditation
Razorblade Tears ✩★✩★✩
The Layover ✩★✩


-Read a book that forms part of a series but is not the first or last book in the series.
The Two Towers ✩★✩★
Catching Fire ✩★✩★

25 points:

-7/4 is Independence Day. Read a book related to Independence Day. Double points if it is non-fiction.

- 7/5 is Hawaii Day. Read a book set in Hawaii or written by a Hawaiian author.

- 7/16/2004: Martha Stewart is sentenced to prison. Read a book with a character who is or who has been in prison. Double points if it is non-fiction.

- 7/21 is the birthday of Ernest Hemingway. Read one of his books.

-Read a book with five or more words in the title.
Daughter of the Moon Goddess
Each of Us a Desert
Sense & Second-Degree Murder

-Book by an author who died in the same decade you were born.

- Read a book set predominantly on a plane, train or ship.
Shipped ✩★✩


50 points:

- 7/2/1964: The Civil Rights Act is passed. Read a book about the Civil Rights movement. Double books if it is non-fiction.

- 7/9 is the birthday of Tom Hanks. Read one of his favorite books: (The Martian, Red Shirts, The Hobbit, The shadow of the wind) Double points for Catcher in the Rye as it was published on July 16, 1951

- 7/13/1790: US Patent #1 is issued. Read a book with a MC that is an inventor.

-Read a book translated into English from another language.

-Read a book with a punctuation mark in the title.

-Read a book that is one of the oldest 50 on your TBR list

Monthly Reading Challenge JUNE 2022

Total Pages Read: 7622
Bonus Points: 320

Books Read:
1. Alias Anna: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis 352 pgs (50) 6/1
2. The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity 692 pgs (10) 6/4
3. The Hating Game 369 pgs () 6/5
4. Gifts 302 pgs (10) 6/7
5. Veils 336 pgs (10) 6/8
6 The Road Trip 400 pgs () 6/8
7. Duck! Rabbit! 32 pgs () 6/9
8. Vagina Obscura: An Anatomical Voyage 336 pgs () 6/10
9. Elektra 304 pgs () 6/12
10. Build Your House Around My Body DNF at 60% 240 pgs () 6/12
11. Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths 321 pgs () 6/12
12. You Are Always Loved: A Story of Hope 32 pgs () 6/13
13. Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds 389 pgs (50) 6/15
14. Nettle & Bone 245 pgs (10) 6/15
15. Dinosaur Lady: The Daring Discoveries of Mary Anning, the First Paleontologist 40 pgs (50) 6/15
16. Battle Royal 411 pgs (10) 6/17
17. The Fellowship of the Ring 535 pgs (50) 6/19
18. Book Lovers 377 pgs () 6/22
19. Frodo's Journey: Discover the Hidden Meaning of The Lord of the Rings 158 pgs () 6/22
20. The Good Wife of Bath 560 pgs (10) 6/24
21. Golden Girl 336 pgs (50) 6/24
22. Comfort Me with Apples 112 pgs () 6/26
23. Beautiful Mistake 350 pgs () 6/26
24. Memento 89 pages (10) 6/27
25. You've Reached Sam 304 pgs () 6/29

10 points:
- June is the middle of the year, read a book which blends two different genres; eg historical fantasy, science fantasy, science fiction/thriller.
Veils ★✩★✩
Gifts ★✩★✩
Nettle & Bone ★✩★

- June is Rose month and wedding season : read a book with any word in title associated with weddings or couples or marriage.

- June is Pride month : read a book with any color of the rainbow on the cover.
The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity ★✩★✩ (orange)
Elektra★✩★✩ (orange)
The Good Wife of Bath★✩★✩ (blue)
Memento ★✩★✩ (purple)


- A tribute :We are all still reeling from the devastating shootings in America, to honor those who are affected : read a book about any minority group that celebrates their culture and has a joyful tone (Extra 10 points if it is middle grade book).

* June 3rd is National Doughnut Day. Read a book with a doughnut on the cover or that takes place in a bakery.
Battle Royal ★✩★✩★

*June 9th is Patricia Cornwell's birthday. Read a book that is part of a mystery series, double points if it is a Kay Scarpetta mystery.

*June is the official start of summer. Read a book that takes place mostly during this season.
Beach Read


25 points:

- June 8 is World Ocean Day : read a book set at sea or explores sea life (yes, piracy counts).

- June 5 this year is Shavuot and Pentecost : this is a religious festival that celebrates harvest. Read a book that talks about food, feasting and celebrations.

- June 20 is World Refugee Day : read any book about refugees.

- June 15 is Father’s Day : read a book by any male author whose protagonist is a father.

*June 19th is Juneteenth. Read a book about slavery or Abraham Lincoln. Double points if it is non-fiction.

*June 24th is Take Your Dog To Work Day, read a book that has a dog on the cover or has a dog as a MC.

*June's flower is a Rose. Read a book with a Red cover or had a Rose on the cover.


50 points:
- June is Great Outdoors Month : this is the month where camping, hiking, sports occurs in USA and Europe. Read a book set outdoors and features any outdoor activity.
The Fellowship of the Ring ★✩★✩

- June 1 - Dinosaur Day : read a book either about dinosaurs or the discovery of their fossils (fiction or nonfiction).
Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds ★✩★✩
Dinosaur Lady: The Daring Discoveries of Mary Anning, the First Paleontologist ★✩★✩

- June 22 Windrush Day: This day marks the arrival of Afro-Caribbean immigrants to Britain after World War 2. Read a book set in Caribbean or written by an author living in UK of Caribbean descent. Extra 50 points if the book discusses Windrush generation and its effect.

- June 21 is National Indigenous Day in Canada : read a book by an indigenous author ; 25 extra points for those living in Canada.
Golden Girl ★✩★

*June 21st is World Music Day. Read a book about a musician, Double points if it is non-fiction.
Alias Anna: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis ★✩★✩

*June 27th is Helen Keller Day. She was an advocate for people with disabilities, amid numerous other causes. Read a book where the main character has a disability.
The Kiss Quotient

*Tuesday, June 6th, 1944 was the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it was the largest seaborne invasion in history. Read a book where the main character is in the military or a book that takes place during World War II.

On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge MAY 2022

Total Pages Read: 8139
Bonus Points: 265

Books Read:
1. The Constant Princess 390 pgs (10) 5/2
2. Katharine, the Virgin Widow 318 pgs (10) 5/4
3. Mother Bruce 44 pgs 5/5
4. The Shadow of the Pomegranate 306 pgs (10) 5/5
5. The Raven's Widow: A Novel of Jane Boleyn 380 pgs (10) 5/6
6. Blood Water Paint 298 pgs (10) 5/6
7. The King's Secret Matter 412 pgs (10) 5/8
8. The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn 281 pgs 5/9
9. Clarity & Connection 256 pgs 5/14
10. The Road to After 192 pgs (10) 5/14
11. Anne Boleyn: 500 Years of Lies 332 pgs (10)5/14
12. Gwendy's Button Box 171 pgs (25) 5/14
13. The Wars of the Roses 463 pgs (25) 5/15
14. Monster in the Middle 288 pgs () 5/16
15. Crown of Blood: The Deadly Inheritance of Lady Jane Grey 376 pgs (10) 5/18
16. The White Cat and the Monk: A Retelling of the Poem “Pangur Bán” 32 pgs (25) 5/18
17. A Million Quiet Revolutions 336 pgs (10) 5/19
18. How High We Go in the Dark 304 pgs () 5/20
19. Hooked: A Peter Pan Novella 60 pgs (10) 5/21
20. Straight On 'Til Morning 458 pgs (10) 5/22
21. Second to the Right 274 pgs (10) 5/24
22. The Horseman of Sleepy Hollow 123 pgs () 5/25
23. The Tudors: The Complete Story of England's Most Notorious Dynasty 612 pgs (10) 5/25
24. His Darkest Craving 167 pgs (10) 5/26
25. Serpent's Touch 250 pgs (10) 5/28
26. Queen of Martyrs: The Story of Mary I 396 pgs (10) 5/28
27. Serpent's Claim 291 pgs (10) 5/29
28. Reckless Girls 320 pgs (10) 5/30
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10:

1. Read an Audiobook or, an Audiobook alongside a book.
Katharine, the Virgin Widow ★✩★✩
The Shadow of the Pomegranate ★✩★✩
The King's Secret Matter ★✩★✩
Crown of Blood: The Deadly Inheritance of Lady Jane Grey ★✩★✩
The Raven's Widow: A Novel of Jane Boleyn ★✩★✩
Learwife
Anne Boleyn: 500 Years of Lies ★✩★✩★
The Tudors: The Complete Story of England's Most Notorious Dynasty ★✩★✩
Reckless Girls ★✩★
Queen of Martyrs: The Story of Mary I ★✩★

2. May has 3 Letters. Read a Title with 3 Letters or 3 Words in the Title.
The Constant Princess ★✩★✩
The Last Boleyn
Blood Water Paint ★✩★✩★
His Darkest Craving ★✩★


3. May’s Flower is Lily-of-the-Valley. Read any book with a Flower on the Cover or in the Title. Double Points: If it’s a Lily-of-the-Valley or other White Flower.
A Forgery of Roses
The Road to After ★✩★✩
Second to the Right ★✩★✩

• May is the 5th month. Read a book with a “5” in its page count. (Double points if it is a 500+ page book.
Straight On 'Til Morning ★✩★

• April Showers bring May flowers and May 8th is National Iris Day. Read a book about flowers or has a purple cover.
A Million Quiet Revolutions ★✩
Hooked: A Peter Pan Novella ★✩★✩

• Emerald is the May birthstone – read a book with a green cover or a book about jewels.

25:
It’s Be Kind to Animal’s Week, May 1st - May 7th. Read a book that has any Animal on the Cover, in the Title, or an Animal is a character in the book.
The White Cat and the Monk: A Retelling of the Poem “Pangur Bán” ★✩★

2. Pick any Genre you do not normally read.
Serpent's Touch ★✩★★
Serpent's Claim ★✩★★
Gwendy's Button Box ★✩★

3. May is "Get Caught Reading Month". Read any book you like that is at least 200 Pages.
Gallant

• May 26th is National Biographers day. Read a biography or autobiography.
The Wars of the Roses ★✩★✩
The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors

• May the 4th (Force) be with you. Read a science fiction book.

• May features several food related days & festivals, National Eat what you want day, no diet day and the Gloucestershire Cheese Rolling Festival, just to name a few. Read a book where food is the main theme, or the MC is a chef or cook. Double points if it features cheese.

50:
1. It’s Teacher Appreciation Week, May 1st - May 7th. Pick a Book that's MC is a Teacher, Or Pick a Favorite Book a Teacher Recommended.


2. Mother’s Day is May 8th. Let’s Celebrate Moms Everywhere. Pick any book that has a Mother as a MC.

3. Cinco De Mayo Day is May 5th. Pick any book by a Mexican Author, or Set in Mexico. Double Points if Written in Spanish

• May 26th is National Wyoming Day. Wyoming was the 1st state in the US to grant women the right to vote. Read a book that takes place in Wyoming or celebrates women’s rights in any way.

• May 9th is National Lost Sock day. Read a book where something is lost or where is MC is searching for something that is lost.

• May hosts the Indy 500 and the Monaco Grand Prix. Read a book about cars or where cars or racing are featured

On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge APRIL 2022


Start Date: 04/01/2022
End Date: 04/30/2022

Total Pages Read: 7535
Bonus Points: 480

Books Read:
1. The Last Confessions of Sylvia P. 4/1 (10) 272 pgs
2. Beneath the Sugar Sky 4/2 (25) 174 pgs
3. Come Tumbling Down 4/2 (25) 206 pgs
4. Across the Green Grass Fields 4/3 (25) 174 pgs
5. In an Absent Dream 4/3 (10) 187 pgs
6. Cloud Cuckoo Land 4/5 (10) 626 pgs
7. Bone Deep: Untangling the Twisted True Story of the Tragic Betsy Faria Murder Case 4/7 (50) 376 pgs
8. Assume Nothing: A Story of Intimate Violence 4/8 (10) 272 pgs
9. Shine your Icy Crown 4/8 (25) 160 pgs
10. The Girls: An All-American Town, a Predatory Doctor, and the Untold Story of the Gymnasts Who Brought Him Down 4/8 (50) 233 pgs
11. Tales of a Wayside Inn 4/9 (10) 237 pgs
12. Unlock Your Storybook Heart 4/9 (25) 160 pgs
13. The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up 4/12 (10) 480 pgs
14. What Is a Girl Worth?: My Story of Breaking the Silence and Exposing the Truth about Larry Nassar and USA Gymnastics (50) 352 pgs 4/10
15. The Final Revival of Opal & Nev 4/13 () 368 pgs
16. The Poetry Remedy: Prescriptions for the Heart, Mind, and Soul 4/13 (10) 224 pgs
17. Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality 4/15 (10) 320 pgs
18. Three-Martini Afternoons at the Ritz: The Rebellion of Sylvia Plath & Anne Sexton (10) 240 pgs 4/17
19. Gargantis (25) 336 pgs 4/18
20. Break Your Glass Slippers (25) 160 pgs 4/19
21. House of Earth and Blood (10) 803 pgs 4/23
22. Henry VIII: The King and His Court (10) 642 pgs 4/24
23. The Far Land: 200 Years of Murder, Mania, and Mutiny in the South Pacific 352 pgs (10) 4/26
24. The Mutineers of the Bounty: Bilingual Edition 46 pgs () 4/26
25. The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty 552 pgs (10) 4/26
26. The Other Boleyn Girl 661 ps (25) 4/30
27. Mistress Anne: The Exceptional Life of Anne Boleyn 288 ps () 4/30
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10 pts:
April 3 - 9 is National Library Week. Read a library book.
Cloud Cuckoo Land ★✩★
The Last Confessions of Sylvia P. ★✩★✩
Assume Nothing: A Story of Intimate Violence ★✩★
Tales of a Wayside Inn ★✩★
Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality ★✩★✩
The Poetry Remedy: Prescriptions for the Heart, Mind, and Soul ★✩★✩★
Three-Martini Afternoons at the Ritz: The Rebellion of Sylvia Plath & Anne Sexton ★✩★✩
The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty ★✩★
The Far Land: 200 Years of Murder, Mania, and Mutiny in the South Pacific ★✩★


April 9 is National Unicorn day. Read a fantasy.
This Poison Heart
The Ten Thousand Doors of January
Keeper of the Lost Cities
House of Earth and Blood ★✩★✩★
House of Sky and Breath

Celebrate trees. Arbor day is April 29. Read a book with a tree on the cover.
In an Absent Dream ★✩★✩

April 7 is opening day for the new baseball season. Read any book on baseball, fiction or non-fiction. Double points if author is a current or former Major League baseball player.

April is the 4th month - read a book with "4" in its page count. If you are really brave, this also counts if the book has four digits in the page count.
The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up ★✩★✩
Henry VIII: The King and His Court ★✩★

April 14 is Ex-Spouse day - read a book in which the MC is divorced or is in the process of getting divorced.


25 pts:
*April 15. It's tax day in the U.S. Read a book with a title beginning with I,R,or S.
Shine your Icy Crown ★✩★✩

Twinkies hit the market on April 6, 1930 The first Twinkies were banana-filled. Read a book with a yellow cover.


International Jazz Day is April 30. Read a book with a musician as the main character. 25 extra points if they're a jazz musician.

April 23 is World Book and Copyright Day. Read a book by an author you enjoy.
Across the Green Grass Fields ★✩★✩
Come Tumbling Down ★✩★✩
Beneath the Sugar Sky ★✩★✩★
Where the Drowned Girls Go
Where Hope Comes From: Poems of Resilience, Healing and Light ★✩★✩
Unlock Your Storybook Heart ★✩★✩
Break Your Glass Slippers ★✩★✩★
The Other Boleyn Girl ★✩★✩


April 30 is National Honesty Day. Read a book in which the MC is caught in a lie and must confess and tell the truth.


April 2 is Children's Book Day. Read a Children's Book.
When You Trap a Tiger
The Ghost of Midnight Lake
The Ogress and the Orphans
Gargantis ★✩★✩★
The First
Wonder: Illustrated Edition

50 pts:
April Fool's Day. Read a book with a trickster character.

On April 18, 1906 The Great San Francisco earthquake hit. Read a book about a natural disaster.

The ice cream cone makes its debut at the St. Louis World's Fair on April 30, 1904. Read a book which includes a world's fair/ exposition.

April 12 is Be Kind to Lawyers Day. Read any legal thriller or non-fiction book dealing with law or court cases.
Bone Deep: Untangling the Twisted True Story of the Tragic Betsy Faria Murder Case ★✩★✩
The Girls: An All-American Town, a Predatory Doctor, and the Untold Story of the Gymnasts Who Brought Him Down ★✩★✩
Notes on a Silencing
What Is a Girl Worth?: My Story of Breaking the Silence and Exposing the Truth about Larry Nassar and USA Gymnastics ★✩★✩
Know My Name
I Have the Right To: A High School Survivor's Story of Sexual Assault, Justice, and Hope
How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child

April 17 - Haiku Poetry Day. Read a book of haiku poems.

April 14 (again) - International Moment of Laughter Day - read any book that makes you laugh out loud.

On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge MARCH 2022


Start Date: 03/01/2022
End Date: 03/31/2022

Total Pages Read: 10,325
Bonus Points: 455

Books Read:
1. The Hummingbirds' Gift: Wonder, Beauty, and Renewal on Wings 96 pgs (50) 3/1
2. A Wolf Called Wander 243 pgs (50) 3/1
3. Finding Langston 112 pgs (10) 3/4
4. The Book of Boy 293 pgs (50) 3/4
5. Flower Crowns and Fearsome Things 176 pgs (50) 3/5
6. The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story 624 pgs () 3/6
7. Your Heart is the Sea 200 pgs () 3/7
8. As Brave As You 410 pgs () 3/7
9. Gabriel: A Poem 97 pgs () 3/8
10. Wild Embers: Poems of Rebellion, Fire and Beauty 150 pgs () 3/8
11. Great Goddesses: Life Lessons from Myths and Monsters 256 pgs 3/8
12. Midnight at the Barclay Hotel 336 pgs (10) 3/9
13. Jaclyn Hyde 240 pgs (10) 3/9
14. The Rock from the Sky 96 pgs (10) 3/9
15. Everywhere Blue 256 pgs (10) 3/9
16. Being Clem 256 pgs (10) 3/10
17. Leaving Lymon 208 pgs (10) 3/11
18. Love Poems for Married People 112 pgs () 3/12
19. Junk Boy 368 pgs () 3/12
20. The Last Bear 288 pgs (25) 3/13
21. The Wild Robot 279 pgs () 3/13
22. The Wild Robot Escapes 279 pgs () 3/14
23. 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed: Revised and Updated 264 pgs () 3/16
24. The Ship of the Starved: The Last Voyage of the Blessed Mary 21 pgs () 3/16
25. Out of My Mind 295 pgs (25) 3/16
26. Medusa 224 pgs (10) 3/17
27. The Orphan of Ellis Island 192 pgs (10) 3/17
28. Hephaistos: God of Fire 77 pgs () 3/20
29. Fish in a Tree 288 pgs (25) 3/20
30. Out of the Dust 227 pgs (50) 3/20
31. Wildfire 202 pgs (25) 3/21
32. Eyes That Speak to the Stars 32 pgs () 3/21
33. Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation 288 pgs (25) 3/22
34. Grief is the Thing with Feathers 114 pgs () 3/22
35. 1620: A Critical Response to the 1619 Project 272 pgs () 3/22
36. How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question 304 pgs () 3/25
37. The Secret Token: Myth, Obsession, and the Search for the Lost Colony of Roanoke 426 pgs () 3/25
38. Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices 64 pgs () 3/26
39. I Am Phoenix: Poems for Two Voices 64 pgs () 3/26
40. Malamander 304 pgs () 3/27
41. Closer to Nowhere 416 pgs () 3/27
42. Fierce Fairytales: Poems and Stories to Stir Your Soul 176 pgs () 3/28
43. Every Heart a Doorway 175 pgs () 3/29
44. Muted 400 pgs () 3/30
45. Down Among the Sticks and Bones 187 pgs () 3/30
46. Wild River 208 pgs () 3/30
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- It is “Happy New Year" for the Romans – read any anticipated books on your TBR list, recently added or older.
Medusa ★✩★✩★

- On March 4th, “Happy Birthday to You” was circulated. Read any book that you received as a gift.

- March’s birthstone is Aquamarine. It can also be known as the Blue Nile or a stone/water of the sea. Read a book with blue on the cover or a blue-ish word in the title. (eg: Sea, Sky, Water).
Your Heart is the Sea ★✩★✩
Everywhere Blue ★✩★

- March is the 3rd month. Read a book that has a “3” somewhere in the page count.

- James Patterson’s birthday is in March. Read a thriller. Double points if it’s by James Patterson.
The Maid
The Paris Apartment

- Dr. Seuss’s birthday is in March. Read a children’s, kid’s or YA book.
Finding Langston ★✩★
Being Clem ★✩★✩
The Rock from the Sky ★✩★
The Orphan of Ellis Island ★✩


- March 31, 1951 the first commercially built US computer sold. Read an e-book.


25 points:
- March 1st, the “Lindbergh baby” vanished. Read a mystery about a missing person.

- The zodiac sign for the first half of March is Pisces. Pisces are known to be emotionally sensitive, aware, gracious and go to great lengths to make those around them happy. Read a book that will make you happy or has a happy ending.
The Last Bear ★✩★✩★


- The zodiac sign for the later half of March is Aries. Aries are known to be passionate, motivated, confident, and has a cheerful disposition along with relentless determination. Read a book that would be challenging: either a genre that is new to you, or tackle a big book/a book series.

- March is National Woman’s History Month. Read a book by a female author or with a female protagonist.
Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation ★✩★✩★


- Depending on which calendar you look at, either March 17th or 21st is Absolutely Incredible Kid Day. Read a book with a kid as one of the MC.
Out of My Mind ★✩★✩
Out of My Heart

- March’s birthstones are aquamarine and bloodstone. These stones symbolize courage. Read a book where the MC exhibits courage.
Wildfire ✩★✩★
Fish in a Tree ★✩★✩★

- March 3, 1923 the first issue of “Time” magazine appeared on the newsstands. Read a book where one of the characters is a journalist or the author is a journalist.


50 points:
- On March 1st, Yellowstone became the first national park in the US. Read a book set out in nature or the main character is an animal.
A Wolf Called Wander ★✩★
The Hummingbirds' Gift: Wonder, Beauty, and Renewal on Wings ★✩★

- On March 6th, Silly Putty was invented. Read a book that you deem to be fun.

- On March 12th, it is “Plant a Flower Day”. Read a book that has flowers on the cover/as a title. Double points if it is March’s flower – the Daffodil.
Flower Crowns and Fearsome Things ★✩★

- March 1, 1961 the Peace Corps was established. Read a book where the MC goes to a developing country to assist with health care, education or other basic human needs.

- March 26th American playwright Tennessee Williams was born. His works went on to win two Pulitzer Prizes. Read a play or a book that’s won a Pulitzer Prize.
The Book of Boy ★✩★✩
Out of the Dust ★✩★

- Ash Wednesday, Purim and World Day of Prayer are all in March. Read a book tagged as Christian, Religious, or Spiritual.

- St. Patrick’s Day - read a book set in Ireland or by an Irish author.

I am going to start another list for epistolary novels and a list for plays. Will see how many I can get to in the year 2022.

Epistolary Novels:
1. Sunny ✓
2. Girl in Pieces - simpler in format ✓
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On my tbr:
- Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister
- Sir Charles Grandison
- Anne Sexton: A Self-Portrait in Letters


Plays:
1. The Trojan Women
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On the tbr:
- William Shakespeare
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Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge FEBRUARY 2022


Start Date: 02/01/2022
End Date: 02/28/2022

Total Pages Read: 6995
Bonus Points: 175

Books Read:
1. The Body in Question 192 pgs 2/1
2. The Lost Words 112 pgs (10) 2/2 + 2/17
3. A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Murder in Ancient Rome 352 pgs (25) 2/3
4. Sandcastle 108 pgs 2/3
5. Call Us What We Carry 228 pgs (10) 2/4
6. The Prince and the Dressmaker 283 pgs (25) 2/4The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream: The Hunt for a Victorian Era Serial Killer
7. Street Love 134 pgs (10) 2/6
8. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 327 pgs (10) 2/6
9. The Trojan Women 80 pgs 2/7
10. The Lost Spells 240 pgs 2/7
11. How Beautiful We Were 384 pgs 2/9
12. The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream: The Hunt for a Victorian Era Serial Killer 432 pgs 2/11
13. Fly on the Wall: How One Girl Saw Everything 182 pgs 2/11
14. One Night Two Souls Went Walking 216 2/12
15. She Was The Storm 81 pgs (10) 2/12
16. You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism 215 pgs 2/13
17. The Second Mrs. Astor 352 pgs 2/14
18. Everything You Need to Know about Homeschooling: A Comprehensive, Easy-To-Use Guide for the Journey from Early Learning Through Graduation 592 pgs 2/16
19. Our Souls at Night 179 pgs (10) 2/17
20. Greek Myths: A New Retelling 336 pgs 2/18
21. Alone 404 pgs (10) 2/19
22. Girls on the Verge 233 pgs (25) 2/20
23. Ain't Burned All the Bright 384 pgs (10) 2/20
24. Girl in Pieces 416 pgs (10) 2/21
25. My Heart and Other Black Holes 302 pgs () 2/22
26. Northwind 256 pgs () 2/23
27. Moo 288 pgs (10) 2/25
28. The House with Chicken Legs 337 pgs () 2/26
29. The Secret of the Old Clock 210 pgs () 2/27
30. The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone 400 pg () 2/28


10 points:

Life is full of surprises. Go to your bookshelf, close your eyes, and pick a book.

Read a book from your favorite genre.
The Lost Words ✩★✩★
Call Us What We Carry ✩★✩★
Alone ✩★✩★

A book with an odd number of pages.
Please Ignore Vera Dietz ✩★✩
Our Souls at Night ✩★✩★

Read a romantic book.
Street Love ✩★


Read a book set in the winter.


25 points:
A book with a strong platonic relationship.

Read a book with a red or pink cover.
The Prince and the Dressmaker ✩★✩★
A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Murder in Ancient Rome ✩★✩
She Was The Storm ✩★✩
Girls on the Verge ✩★✩★
Girl in Pieces ✩★✩★
Moo ✩★✩

Library Lover's Day is in February. Read a book that features a library.

Read a biography of a president.

Read a book where the main character is an athlete or plays in a tournament.


50 points:
Do a buddy read with a friend or family member.

Read a book whose author has the same initials as you.

Read a book that features an indoor activity or hobby.

Read a book set in Asia or by an author of Asian descent.

Read a book about science or technology.

Bill wrote: "Sherri, I hope you enjoy your challenge this year."

I hope you enjoy your reading journey this year too Bill. Thank you. :)

Karen wrote: "Sherri, good luck with your challenge this year. I feel more comfortable reading essays and short stories than I do poetry. But I am going to try! Should be fun."

Reading verse novels is my favorite format. I want to do better with reading more short stories/ essay collections. Bring on the fun :)

Monthly Reading Challenge JANUARY 2022

Start Date: 01/01/2022
End Date: 01/31/2022

Total Pages Read: 8330
Bonus Points: 150

Books Read:
1. Troy 432 pgs () 1/2
2. Echo Echo: Reverso Poems About Greek Myths 32 pgs () 1/2
3. Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story 464 pgs (10) 1/5
4. Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring + Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter + Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn 96 pgs () 1/5
5. The Library of Ever 224 pgs () 1/6
6. All Made Up: The Power and Pitfalls of Beauty Culture, from Cleopatra to Kim Kardashian 216 pgs () 1/7
7. Olympians Boxed Set Books 1-6: Zeus, Athena, Hera, Hades, Poseidon & Aphrodite 462 pgs () 1/8
8. Period. End of Sentence.: A New Chapter in the Fight for Menstrual Justice 158 pgs (50) 1/8
9. Olympians Boxed Set Books 7-12: Ares, Apollo, Artemis, Hermes, Hephaistos, and Dionysos 231 pgs - read up to Hermes 1/9
9. Rebel in the Library of Ever 224 pgs () 1/9
10. Boo Stew 32 pgs () 1/10
11. Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of The Iliad 128 pgs () 1/10
12. The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt 298 pgs (10) 1/11
13. The Mysterious Disappearance of Aidan S. 215 pgs () 1/12
14. Snow Birds 40 pgs 1/12
15. The Trojan War: A New History 258 pgs 1/14
16. Bull 200 pgs 1/16
17. When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt 400 pgs 1/16
18. Hold Your Own 126 pgs 1/16
19.House of Names 288 pgs 1/19
20. For Every One 113 pgs 1/19
21. No One Is Talking About This 210 pgs (10) 1/22
22. The Collection Plate: Poems 96 pgs 1/22
23. The Hatmakers 368 pgs (10) 1/23
24. The Crossover 245 pgs 1/23
25. The 1619 Project: Born on the Water 48 pgs 1/24
26. The Good Kings: Absolute Power in Ancient Egypt and the Modern World 400 pgs 1/24
27. The Middle Ages: A Graphic History 176 pgs (10) 1/24
28. Ghost 181 pgs 1/25
29. What About Will 384 pgs 1/25
30. A Kind of Spark 192 pgs 1/27
31. Here in the Real World 308 pgs 1/27
32. Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case 260 pgs (50) 1/28
33. Booked 320 pgs 1/29
34. Patina 233 pgs 1/30
35. Sunny 159 pgs 1/31
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10 pts:
Read a book on one of your individual or group challenge lists.
When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt ★✩★✩
The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt ★✩★✩
The Midnight Library
No One Is Talking About This ★✩★
The Hatmakers ★✩★✩★

Read a book you meant to read last year but ran out of time.
Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story ★✩★✩
The Middle Ages: A Graphic History ★✩★✩

-Jan 2nd is National Science Fiction Day in the US. Read a SciFi novel.

- Jan 30 is Teacher's Day in Greece. Read a story with a main character in the teaching profession.

- Jan 6th. The Yankees buy Babe Ruth from the Red Sox. Read a baseball themed story.

25 pts:
Read a book written by or about a person who died in 2021.

Read a book set in South America.

- January is Alzheimer's Awareness Month in Canada. Read a book, either fiction or non-fiction that has a character(s) suffering from this condition. (25 extra point if it's non-fiction).

- January 25th is Australia Day. Read a novel set in Australia.

- Jan 18, the Boston Strangler was sentenced to life. Read a story about a serial killer.

50 pts:
Read a book that has been on your TBR for at least 5 years - Give yourself an extra 10 points if you own it.

Read a non-fiction book about a Civil Rights movement or any of its leaders.
Period. End of Sentence.: A New Chapter in the Fight for Menstrual Justice ★✩★✩

- January 20 is Martin Luther King Jr day in the US. Read a story with the theme of the American Civil Rights movement and get an extra 25 points if it features Martin Luther King Jr.
Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case ★✩★✩

- January 27 is Holocaust Memorial Day in the UK. Read a novel set in in a Concentration camp. Get an extra 25 points if it is non-fiction.

- Jan 25th. First Winter Olympics took place in the French Alps (1924). Read a story involving Winter sports

I love reading poetry and told-in-verse novels. It is great to have a place where there will be lots to chose from/able to place my choices here for others. :) Bring on 2022. :)

1. Echo Echo: Reverso Poems About Greek Myths
2. Bull
3. Hold Your Own
4. For Every One
5. The Collection Plate: Poems
6.The Crossover
7. What About Will
8. Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case
9. Booked
10. The Lost Words x2
11. Call Us What We Carry
12. Street Love
13. She Was The Storm
14. The Lost Spells
15. Alone
16. Ain't Burned All the Bright
17. Flower Crowns and Fearsome Things
18. Moo
19. Gabriel: A Poem
20. Wild Embers: Poems of Rebellion, Fire and Beauty
21. Great Goddesses: Life Lessons from Myths and Monsters
22. Your Heart is the Sea
23. Everywhere Blue
24. Junk Boy
25. Love Poems for Married People
26. Out of the Dust
27. Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices
28. I Am Phoenix: Poems for Two Voices
29. Closer to Nowhere
30. Fierce Fairytales: Poems and Stories to Stir Your Soul
31. Muted
32. Shine your Icy Crown
33. Where Hope Comes From: Poems of Resilience, Healing and Light
34. Tales of a Wayside Inn
35. Her Blue Body Everything We Know: Earthling Poems, 1965-1990 Complete
36. Unlock Your Storybook Heart
37. The Poetry Remedy: Prescriptions for the Heart, Mind, and Soul
38. Break Your Glass Slippers
39. Blood Water Paint
40. Clarity & Connection
41. The Road to After
42. A Million Quiet Revolutions
43. Alias Anna: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis
44. Golden Girl
45. Garvey's Choice
46. Vinyl Moon
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Anticipated Told- in- Verse:
Alone ✓
Everywhere Blue ✓
The Lost Language
2022 Releases

African Town
Nothing Burns as Bright as You
And We Rise
Hazard
Only on the Weekends
Baby Teeth
Singing with Elephants
The Name She Gave Me
Turn the Tide
A Seed in the Sun
Ode to a Nobody
Violets Are Blue
The Ghosts of Rose Hill
Lawless Spaces
Rima's Rebellion: Courage in a Time of Tyranny
Augusta Savage: The Shape of a Sculptor's Life

Catch up on the Classics
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Poems and Other Writings
Anne Sexton: The Complete Poems
Leaves of Grass