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DHASG July Challenge
Duration: July 1-July 31st, 2019
Rules:
1. Any DHASG member can participate.
2. Sign up at any time during the month, but books must be read between July 1st and July 31st, 2019. Post when you sign up and update your progress regularly and when you finish.
3. Rereads are fine. Reads can overlap with other challenges on the group, but a book can only count once in this challenge.
3. In your stats, write your level, include book name, author, date read, and how it fits the particular challenge point.
4.Have fun!
Levels:
1. Dog Days: Read 8-14 books.
2. Seven Book Itch: Read 5-7 books.
3. Lucky Sevens: Read 10-15 books.
Categories:
1.Anti-Boredom Month: July is National Anti-Boredom Month. Let's make our July not bored by reading book a with really exciting, crazy, non-boring, out of control storyline or plotline. Share with us what makes the book non-boring.
2.It's a Joke: July 1st is also International Joke Day. Read a book that makes you laugh, ie, humorous themed or just plain funny.
3.Capture the Sunset: The third full week of July is Capture the Sunset Week, which is basically about enjoying the beauty of a good sunset. Read a book that somehow relates to a sunset. It could have 'sunset' in the name or something a little more symbolic. It's up to you.
4.Oh Canada!: July 1st is Canada Day/Dominion Day, on which the heritage of Canada is celebrated. Read a book set in Canada or which features a Canadian lead character, or is written by a Canadian author.
5.I Forgot Day: July 2nd is a day to forget, literally. It could be about forgetting the bad things or letting go of regrets. It could also be about forgetting something accidentally. Read a book that involves forgetting in some way. Perhaps an anmesia-themed book, etc.
6.Disobedience: There is a time and a place for disobedience, whether it's in protest of something wrong, or if the law is an unjust one. Read a book that relates to this concept in some way.
7.Independence Day: July 4th is the day on which the United States celebrates its declaration of independence from Great Britain. Read a book that relates to the concept of "independence" or a book that specifically relates to the US Declaration of Independence.
8.Work-a-Holic Day: July 5th is the day for people who work all the time or too much. Read a book with a lead character who is a workaholic or a recovering workaholic.
9.K.I.S.S.I.N.G: International Kissing Day on July 6th is the day to recognize the act of kissing. Read a book with a fantastic kiss, or has 'kiss' or 'kissing' in the name, or a couple sharing a kiss on the cover.
10.Ask the Lonely: July 11th is Cheer Up the Lonely Day. It's a day to be there for and comfort those of us who are lonely. Read a book about a lonely person who finds companionship.
11.We Are The World: July 11th is the day to acknowledge the 7.4 billion people who live on the earth. Read a book about the awareness that we are part of a global population of humanity, or a book that takes place in at least 4 countries around the world throughout the course of the book.
12.Geek Love: July 13th is Embrace Your Geekness Day is set aside for the geeks among us, Geek is defined as "highly intelligent, intellectual, or technologically oriented," according to Holiday Insights. Geeks can also be folks who have a tremendous knowledge base about specific areas of interest. Read a book with a geeky character.
13.Hammock Day: July 22nd is Hammock Day, which is a day to slow down and relax, preferably in a hammock. Use this part of the challenge to relax and read any book you want.
14.Sweet Shop: There are at least 25 food-related holidays in the month of July. Read a book that relates to delicious, yummy food, whether it be ice cream treats, cookies, chocolate, pie, spinach or junk food.
Information about July holidays taken from July Holiday Insights page: http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreho...
Challenge Participants
Suzanne
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DHASG May and June Challenge
Duration: May 1-June 30, 2019
Rules:
1. Any DHASG member can participate.
2. Sign up at any time during the month, but books must be read between May 1st and June 30th, 2019. Post when you sign up and update your progress regularly and when you finish. Since the challenge was posed late, feel free to go back to the 1st of May and use any books you have read that fit the challenge points.
3. Rereads are fine. Reads can overlap with other challenges on the group, but a book can only count once in this challenge.
3. In your stats, write your level, include book name, author, date read, and how it fits the particular challenge point.
4.Have fun!
Levels:
1. Summer Splash: Read 20-24 books.
2. June Bug: Read 16-19 books.
3. Come What May : Read 10-15 books.
Categories:
1. May Day: May 1st is a holiday that has ancient roots in celebrating the beginning of spring. You can count any book you read and finished on May, or any book that celebrates spring.
2. Date Your Mate: Since May is Date Your Mate month, read a book that celebrates romance between a married couple, ie, they were married early on (or at least one full half of the book).
3.Age is Wisdom: May is also Older Americans' Month. Read a book that celebrates the older, aged people in our lives.
4.Gifts From the Garden: May is Gifts From the Garden Month. Read a book that relates to plants and flowers you might grow and/or cultivate in one's garden. You could use a book with a cultivated plant in the name or on the cover, or about a character who is a gardener, farmer, florist, horticulturalist, or even a chef who makes food that includes a lot of grown produce.
5.Comic Book Love: The first Saturday in May is Free Comic Day. Let's celebrate the love of comic books and graphic novels by reading a book that is either a comic book or graphic novel, or an adapted novelization of a comic book. Yes, it can be a movie novelization, so long as it's originally from a comic book.
6.Space Day: The first Friday in May is the day to acknowledge space, which, according to Space.com is "outer space is a zone that occurs about 100 kilometers (60 miles) above the planet, where there is no appreciable air to breathe or to scatter light. In that area, blue gives way to black because oxygen molecules are not in enough abundance to make the sky blue." Read a book that relates to space in some way, either in a fictional or non-fictional sense. Here are some additional facts about space: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/...
7.Renewal Day: May 4th is a day to renew things in our lives that have value. Read a book that deals with this concept in some way. The lead character could be going through a process of renewal in their own lives.
8.Cinco de Mayo: May 5th is a day to celebrate Mexican and Hispanic heritage in the United States. Read a book that touches on and honors Mexican/Hispanic culture.
9.Teacher's Day: National Teacher's Day takes place on the Tuesday of the first full week of May. Let's honor teachers through our reading by selecting a book that includes a storyline or characters who are teachers or who are profoundly impacted in some way by their teachers.
10.No Diet Day:May 6th is an international day set aside to create the awareness that we can all be okay in our skin. If we want to lose weight, we should do it for healthy reasons, not out of a fear of being rejected for our size. Read a book that includes a character who has struggled with weight issues or self-esteem problems due to being larger sized.
11.: Twilight Zone Day: May 11th is a day for the bizarre, odd, strange, surreal, even scary. It's related to the classic Twilight Zone show by Rod Serling. Read a book that has any of that subject matter.
12.Mother Love:The second Sunday in May is dedicated to the mothers in our lives, either by birth or by choice. Read a book that relates to the concept of motherhood.
13.I Want Candy! June is Candy Month. Let's read a book to celebrate candy. Here's is some information about candy: https://www.milesanthonysmith.com/blo...
https://www.candystore.com/blog/facts...
14.Adopt-a-Cat Month: June is the month to honor cat adoption. Read a book that features the relationship between a cat and their person.
15.Career Day: To celebrate several careers featured in May and June, this challenge ask you to read a book with a person in one of the following careers: police officer, nurse or nurse assistant, soldier, seamstress/tailor, beautician, yoga teacher.
16.Father Figure: Father's Day is the third Sunday in June. Read a book that has a prominent father figure to offspring, either by birth or choice, relationship.
17.Sporting Life: Since there are multiple June holidays related to sport/fitness activities, read a book with a character who is an athlete by career, lifestyle, or as a hobby.
18.Repeat Repeat Day: June 3rd is Repeat Day. You could meet this challenge either by rereading book you've already read, or reading a book that incorporates the concept of repeating in some way.
19.Flip a Coin Day: June 1st acknowledges the power of chance. People often flip a coin to choose heads or tails to make a difficult decision. You can flip a coin to choose which book to read for this challenge, or you can read a book that focuses on the concept of chance in some way.
20.Longterm Bachelorette or Bachelor's Day: Instead of Old Maid's Day, we'll use the terms Bachelorette or Bachelor. Read a book with a lead character who has been single for a long time and finally is ready to settle down.
21.The Pen is Mightier: National Ballpoint Pen Day is June 10. Here's a chance to honor the power of the pen. Read a book about a character who uses their writing skills for a living or for a great purpose.
22.Smile Power Day: June 15th is for harnessing the power of the smile. Read a book that makes you smile or with a character who is very positive and makes others around them happy and want to smile.
23.Juneteeth: June 19th is to honor the day on which all the slaves were finally freed in the United States, although Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in September of the previous year. Read a book that touches on the history of slavery in the United States in a literal way, or also symbolizes the concept of freedom from slavery in a more metaphorical way.
24.Summer is Here!: June 21st, 2019 is the first day of Summer. Celebrate summer by reading a book that includes an aspect of summer. It either takes place in the summer, features summer fun, or even has characters who names relate to the season of summer: Sunny, Summer, https://www.google.com/search?q=names....
25.Bunny Bonus!: Read a book for one of the following May or June holidays: Be a Millionaire Day, Lucky Penny Day, Pack Rat Day, Forgiveness Day, Ramadan, Hug Holiday, Take a Road Trip Day, Meteor Day.
Information about May and June holidays taken from Holiday Insights page.
http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreho...
http://holidayinsights.com/moreholida...
Challenge Participants List
Emily
Suzanne
Thanks for the warm wishes. She is doing better. She's in transitional care now. We came very close to losing her. It's been rough. I'm going to get a combination May/June challenge up in the next couple of days. Thanks for your patience with me.
I’m sorry I haven’t posted the May challenge yet. My mom has been in the hospital, so I haven’t had the time with school and work. I will do a May and June challenge that will last over the two months. Very sorry about that!
DHASG April Challenge
Duration: April 1-April 30, 2019
Rules:
1. Any DHASG member can participate.
2. Sign up at any time during the month, but books must be read between April 1st and April 30th, 2019. Post when you sign up and update your progress regularly and when you finish.
3. Rereads are fine. Reads can overlap with other challenges on the group, but a book can only count once in this challenge.
3. In your stats, write your level, include book name, author, date read, and how it fits the particular challenge point.
4.Have fun!
Levels:
1. It's Raining Books: Read 9-13 books.
2. Green Dream: Read 5-8 books.
3. Spring is In: Read 3-4 books.
Categories:
1. April Fool's Day: April 1st is April Fools Day, a day for tricks and pranks. Read a book with a character who is a regular trickster or a book in which a big prank or joke is a big part of the story.
2.Children's Book Day: April 2nd is a day set aside to celebrate children's book. Read a children's book or juvenile/middle grade book, or read a book that has a character who writes children's books or reads children's books to kids.
3.PB and J Day: April 2nd is National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day. Read a book to celebrate this legendary combination. You could read a book that has a duo that complements each other beautifully, for example. Here are some other PB and J facts: https://www.littlethings.com/peanut-b...
4.Fight For The Right To Party: World Party Day is April 3rd, a day for synchronized, world-wide partying. Read a book about an epic party.
5.Make Work Fun!: Since April 3rd is "Don't Go to Work Unless It's Fun Day" let's ponder the idea of a job that is fun. Read a book with a character who is lucky enough to have a fun job.
6.Reconciliation Day: April 2nd is Reconciliation Day, a day on which people are encouraged to patch up and make amends in broken relationships. Read a book with this theme.
7.Library Love: The first week of April is Library Week. Give libraries some love by checking out a book to read for this challenge. Alternatively, read a book that has a character who works in a library or in which a library is a setting in some part of the book.
8.Go For Broke: April 5th is Go For Broke Day. Read a book where a character takes an incredible chance to achieve a long-treasured goal or makes an enormous sacrifice to achieve something. They aren't playing it safe.
9.All Things Scottish!: National Tartan Day is on April 6th, a day to celebrate Scottish heritage. The tartan refers to the patterned plaid that is distinctive to specific clans/families. Read a book that features Scotland, Scottish culture, or Scottish characters.
10.All Is Ours!: April 8th is this day. It means whatever you think it means. Read a book that reflects what this phrase means specifically to you.
11.Liar's Day: April 4th is Tell a Lie Day. Read a book with a character who is a liar or whose lie(s) have major consequences for them and/or others.
12.Brothers and Sisters Day: April 10th is National Sibling's Day. Read a book that features the sibling relationship as a major aspect of the storyline.
13.Pick A Posy: Read a book for one of the following holidays to finish off your early spring bouquet: Walk on Your Wild Side Day, Scrabble Day, Ex-Spouses Day, Easter, National Art Day, Atheist Day, Blah Blah Blah Day.
Information about April holidays taken from Holiday Insights page.
http://holidayinsights.com/moreholida...
Challenge Participants
Larissa
Aliyah
Thanks for signing up, Stacie! I'm working on the April challenge as we speak. I'm sorry it's late.
Cop's going to be so cute with his kids!
That was a really fun installment. I loved the flirting! Cop was so sweet with the little girl. I love seeing the marshmallow side of a dangerous hero. Thank you for sharing this!
DHASG March Challenge
Introduction: Hello, it's the third month of 2019. March has arrived. Let's enjoy all the goodness that March has to offer us!
Duration: March 1-March 31, 2019
Rules:
1. Any DHASG member can participate.
2. Sign up at any time during the month, but books must be read between March 1st and March 31st, 2019. Post when you sign up and update your progress regularly and when you finish.
3. Rereads are fine. Reads can overlap with other challenges on the group, but a book can only count once in this challenge.
3. In your stats, write your level, include book name, author, date read, and how it fits the particular challenge point.
4.Have fun!
Levels:
1. Book Rainbow: Read 9-12 books.
2. Book Winds Blowing: Read 5-8 books.
3. Pot O' Book Gold: Read 3-4 books.
Categories:
1. Herstory: March is Women's History Month. Read a book that celebrates the achievements of women throughout out time or in the present day. Read about a trailblazing or remarkable woman.
2.Bubbles are Good Trouble: The second week of March is National Bubble Week. Read a book that relates to bubbles in some way. A character takes a bubble bath, there are bubbles on the cover, it's a graphic novel and it uses speech bubbles. Here's a list of bubble facts: http://www.trivials.com/science-facts...
3.Employee Appreciation Day: The first Friday of the month of March is Employee Appreciation Day. Read a book with a prominent storyline about a character's interactions with their boss (or as an employee).
4.Old Stuff Day: March 2nd is Old Stuff Day, a day to recognize that "Same Old Thing." However, let's use this day to celebrate something classic and enduring. Read an old favorite or perhaps a book that celebrates something classic and tried and true.
5.I Want You to Be Happy!: March 3rd is I Want You To Be Happy Day. Read a book that has a character who has this feeling, attitude, or intentionality towards another character. You could also read a book where a character takes steps in their own life to be happy.
6.Be Nasty!: March 8th is Be Nasty Day. For a day that celebrates being naughty, read a book with a character who does exactly that. I'll leave it up to you.
7.Panic Day: March 9th is a day that recognizes that tendency to freak out, fret and outright panic about the stuff that's going on in your life. For this challenge, read a book where a character has to confront their feelings or anxiety, fear and panic as part of their story arc.
8.Plant a Flower Day: For March 12th, let's celebrate gardening and flowers. Read a book that includes a reference to flowers in some way. You could use a book that has flowers on the covers or in the name or has a character with a floral name. Here is a list of flowers: https://www.teleflora.com/floral-fact....
9.National Pi Day: March 14th is the same as 3.14 or (π). Pi is a mathematical concept and number that never ends. Here are some facts about Pi: https://www.piday.org/pi-facts/. You can use one of these facts and read a book that represents one of these concepts, or you could read a book that has a mathematically or scientifically inclined character, or a pie-lover or baker.
0.Dumbstruck Day: March 15th is a dumbstruck, so shocked or surprised you cannot speak. Read a book where the lead character experiences this due to some circumstance that happens in the book.
11.Right and Wrong: There is a day for Everything You Do is Right and Everything You Do is Wrong in the month of March. You can read a book with a storyline that plays with these concepts of right and wrong in a strong way.
12.You're a Jewel: Jewel Day is March 13th. Read a book that relates to one of the many precious or semi-precious stones in some say. Title of book, character name, storyline, it's up to you. Here's a list of jewels: https://www.gemrockauctions.com/learn...
13.St. Patrick's Day: March 17th is St. Patrick's Day, which originally celebrates an Irish saint how was said to drive all the snakes off the island of Ireland. It has become a day to celebrate Irish culture and heritage. Read a bpok that celebrates some aspect of this day in a way that speaks to you. Here's a link to some info about the day: https://www.history.com/topics/st-pat...
14.Under the Rainbow: When we think of March, we often think of leprechauns and rainbows and pots of gold. The rainbow is composed of the following colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. Pick a stripe of the rainbow and read a book for it. Here are some facts about the rainbow and these colors: https://eo.ucar.edu/kids/sky/colors1.htm
Information about February holidays taken from Holiday Insights page.
http://holidayinsights.com/moreholida...
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