Pam from Maine’s Comments (group member since Sep 09, 2019)

Pam from Maine’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

National Apple Pie Day
Duration: May 1-June 30
Level: Oven: 24 books +
Mix and Match -Combine any options

Rules: May use only one book /task. Minimum 100 pages.

Option 1- Spell Out the words- Apple Pie

A: All She Wrote 6/15
P: Penelope Sky Wife 5/12
P: Perversion 5/15
L: Linda Winstead Jones Bigfoot and the Librarian
E: Ella Maise Marriage for One 5/25

P: Possession 5/17
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Option 2 -Read these tasks.

Read a book with an apple on the cover
Read a book with a pie on the cover
Read a book with the letters "pie" ( in any order) in the title : Permission 5/17
Read a book with a dessert on the cover The Cake Shop In The Garden 6/4
Read a book with pie in the title or series name
Read a book tagged as "baking"

Option 3- Bake a Pie

Mix up the crust-Spell out the word MIX

M --Master of Desire 5/1
I
X

Roll out the pie crust- Read a book with a rolling pin on the cover.

Peel the apples- Read a book with a knife on the cover

Slice the apples - Spell out the word slice.

S Sexy Motherpucker 5/12
L: Josh Lanyon All She Wrote
I
C--Crossroads 5/2
E--Elin Hilderbrand 28 Summers 6/27

Put the crust on your apple pie - Read a book with a recipe in it

Preheat the oven and bake your apple pie- Read a book that you've been looking forward to reading.

Eat and enjoy your pie - Read a book that contains the word "pie " in the text. Perfect Love Story

April's Scrabble Challenge

Challenge Accepted: April 1, 2020
Challenge (hopefully)

120 p. minimum

70/98 Completed
Updated through: 7/28

Option 3: Scrabble Frequency & Letters

A
1. Accidentally in Love with...a God? 4/2
2. Accidentally Married to...a Vampire?
3. All the Days After
4. All She Wrote
5. Afterlife
6. Paula Altenburg wrote The Rancher's Secret Love
7. Evangeline Anderson wrote Buck NakedCougar Bait
8. Evangeline Anderson wrote Cougar Bait
9.Celia Aaron wrote The Bad Guy

B
1.Blind Faith
2. Blindside: Mark's Story 4/12

C
1. Caleb
2. Crossroads 5/2

D
1. Debbie Johnson wrote Christmas at the Comfort Food Cafe
2. Deal with the Devil
3. Down and Dirty
4. Dealing with Dragons

E
1. Eligible Receivers
2. Ella Maise Marriage for One
3. Emilia Hartley To Love a Bear
4. Stone Cold Fox Evangeline Anderson
5. Ever After at Sweetheart Ranch
6. Elin Hilderbrand wrote 28 Summers
7. Eliza Knight wrote The Highlander's Stolen Bride
8. The Edge of Temptation
9. Elizabeth St. Michel wrote Light of My Heart
10. Ex-Con
11. Extreme Exposure
12. Exes and Goals

F
1. Fully Involved
2. Flirting with Forever

G
1. Game Changer
2. The Guest CottageElin HilderbrandElin Hilderbrand
3. Gabe

H
1. Half-Blood
2. Hear All Creatures!: The Journey of an Animal Communicator

I
1. Ignited
2. Inked
3. It All Comes Back to You
4. If I Die Tonight
5. In Too Deep
6. It's in His Kiss
7. I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You
8. Iced Chiffon
9. The Immortal Highlander

J
1. Corrine Jackson Pushed

K
1. Kicks Like a Girl 4/11

L
1. Light of My Heart
2. Harper Lin Cappuccinos, Cupcakes, and a Corpse: A Cape Bay Cafe Mystery
3. Lauren Blakely wrote Birthday Suit
4. The Lingerie Designer

M
1. Master of Desire 5/1
2. Carole Matthews The Cake Shop In The Garden

N
1. Robyn Neeley Batter Up
2. Nora Roberts Land
4. Never Love a Highlander
5. #Nerd
6. No Place to Run

O
1. Oath Taker 4/1
2. Once Upon A Holiday
3. On Mystic Lake 6/2
4.Lisa Olsen wroteMoonsong
5. Wicked Dance Olivia Boothe
6. Wicked EmbraceOlivia Boothe
7. Order of Protection
8. Overnight Sensation

P
1. Pushed
2. Pure

Q
1. Wendy Qualls Worth Waiting For

R
1. Return to Tradd Street
2. Royal Package
3. Robyn Carr The Chance
4. The Rancher Takes a Family
5. Rosa's Gold by Ray Kingfisher
6. Regretting You

S
1. Sweet Addiction
2. Second Draft
3. Silver Silence
4. Sexy Motherpucker

T
1. Turning Payne
2. Touched
3. Through These Eyes
4. Timid
5. The Son & His Hope
6. The Caprine Caper

U
1.--Until November
2. --Amanda Usen wrote Into the Fire
3. Unlawful Contact
4. The Unhoneymooners

V
1. Virgil's Herd 4/3
2. Vampires Need Not...Apply?

W
1. Whiskey River Rockstar 4/28
2. Wild Irish Soul

X
1. X Marks the Scot 9/23

Y
1. Nicola YoonEverything, Everything
2. Yosemite Fall

Z
1.Rebecca Zanetti wrote Wicked Ride

Read a book that has a title with all the letters in the word "scrabble"
Read a book that has a title with all the letters in the word "bingo"
Read a book with a title that has all the letters in the word"bonus"
Read a book that has a blank cover (just a title)

Read a book that has 2- 4 characters Sweet Deal

Read a book that has the word "square" in the text
Read a book with a red cover
Read a book with blue cover
Read a book with a pink cover
Read a book that is 2nd in a series--
Read a book that is 3rd in a series
Read a book with the word "tile" in the text
Read a book with a board game on the cover or in the text-
Read a book in which a character wins-
Read a book with a title that has all the letters in the word "dictionary"
Read a book with the word "fun" in the text
Read a book with the word "strategy" in the text
Read a book that is 7th in a series
Read a book with the word "turn" in the text

I am in for University of Michigan. Go Wolverines!

U
N--Nail Biter 3/21
I--Irreparable Harm
V--Virgil's Herd
E The Enchanted April 3/7
R--Robyn Carr wrote Shelter Mountain
S Still Life with Strings
I--Ignited
T--Tempting the Deputy
Y

O--Once Upon A Holiday
F

M My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George 3/7
I
C--Beauty from Pain by Georgia Cates 3/2
H--Distant Shores by Kristin Hannah 3/1
I
G--Giving Up the Boss by Victoria Davies
A Accidental Protector by Nicole Snow 3/10
N Nalini Singh wrote Silver Silence

W--What Happened in Granite Creek 3/5
O
L L.H. Cosway wrote Still Life with Strings
V
E--Eligible Receivers 4/7
R--Barbara Ross Wrote Sealed Off
I
N--N. R. Walker wrote Blind Faith
E--Elizabeth St. Michel wrote Light of My Heart
--LaVyrle Spencer wrote That Camden Summer

I'm in with option 5. Let's get those gloves dirty!

Complete any or all of the options below.
Option 1: Spell out (*) the words "plant" & "flower"

Option 2: Read as many books as you can with a flower on the cover

Option 3: Plant the flower. Follow the steps below for planting your flower
-First we need dirt. Read a book with a brown cover Gifts of an Eagle
-Next we need to dig a hole. Spell out (*) the word "DIG"

D--Distant Shores 3/1
I--Irreparable Harm
G--The Gamble
-Drop your seed in the hole or pot and cover it up. Read a book with a pot on the cover
-Don't forget to water you plant. Read a book that shows water on the cover--Sealed Off

Option 4: Complete as many tasks as you can from the list below: (tasks may be completed more than once)
-Read a book in which a character loves flowers The Enchanted April 3/7
-Read a book in which a character is a florist Kicks Like a Girl 4/11
-Read a book in which a character plants a flower(s) Second Draft
-Read a book where the title starts with P The Prince of Midnight 3/4
-Read a book in which something grows (open to your interpretation) Beauty from Pain 3/2

Option 5: Mix & match (combine tasks from any or all of the options)

P --Pushed 4/20
L--Love the One You're With 3/9
A--Accidental Protector 3/10
NNalini Singh, Silver Silence
T--That Camden Summer 3/13

F
L--The Librarian 3/17
O--Once Upon A Holiday
W--What Happened in Granite Creek 3/5
E--Eligible Receivers 4/7
R--Return to Tradd Street 4/27

Jenny wrote: "Pam, it must be weird for you to not have the Patriots in the big game this year.
I was really hoping for a Chiefs/Packers game, but the Packers forgot to come out of the locker room in the first ..."

It is certainly weird not to be in the SB this year but since Jimmy Garoppolo started with the Pats I am happy to cheer him on.

Superbowl Reading Challenge
Duration: One year from start date

Levels: 59 Challenge Complete

Touchdown: 36 + books

Read as many tasks as you can in the time allotted.
Re reads are allowed (6 month rule)
Page count = minimum 100 pages
Any format is allowed

N Halfway to the Grave Night Huntress #1 2/14
E The Enchanted April 3/7
W Wolf Protector 2/7

E--Emily Giffin wrote Love the One You're With 3/9
N--Northern Lights 2/27
G--Gunner 2/4
L--Lucy 2/11
A Rachael Anderson wrote My Sister's Intended
N -Nicole Snow Wrote Accidental Protector 3/10
D Debt Inheritance 2/9

P--Patrick 2/4
A Amy Andrews wrote Single Dad, Outback Wife
T--Tight 2/25
R--Harmony Raines wrote Jason
I--Irreparable Harm
O--Once Upon A Holiday
T--Two Old Women: An Alaskan Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival 2/28
S--Summer at Mustang Ridge 2/2

Spell out the word "February"
F--Final Debt 2/11
E--Eligible Receivers 4/7
B Briar's Mate by Mia Taylor 1/31
R The Runaway King 2/19
U Unwanted Protector 2/26
A Donna Andrews wrote We'll Always Have Parrots
R Return to Tradd Street
Y Nicola Yoon wrote Everything, Everything

~What's a Superbowl without game time snacks? Pull up a snack and enjoy the game.

Spell out (*) these game time snacks
-Beer
B--Beauty from Pain 3/2
E-Ella Maise Marriage for One
E Emilia Hartley To Love a Bear
R Royal Package
4/21
-Chips
C--The Carpenter's Inheritance 2/23
H--Harvest at Mustang Ridge 2/3
I-Ignited
P Playing with Fire 2/20
S--Killian Shapeshifter Redemption

-Nachos
N Nalini Singh, Silver Silence
A--Anita Shreve wrote The Stars Are Fire 2/23
C--The Church 2/29
H Helen Hoang wrote The Bride Test
O On Mystic Lake
S Steal Her Heart 2/7

-Pizza
P--The Prophet 2/29
I--It All Comes Back to You
Z-Wicked Ride by Rebecca Zanetti
Z --Anna Zaires wrote Wall Street Titan
A--Margaret Atwood wrote The Handmaid's Tale 3/8

-Wings
W When We Believed in Mermaids 2/6
I: It All Comes Back to You
N--Nail Biter 3/21
G--Giving Up the Boss 3/2
S Skin and Bone 2/21

~It's half-time and J Lo & Shakira are the Pepsi half-time performers ready to bring down the house.

Spell out (*) the word "Pepsi"
P--The Prince of Midnight 3/4
E--Evangeline Anderson wrote Buck Naked
P--Pamela Britton Wrote The Texan's Twins
S Swipe 2/21
I--If I Die Tonight

Game's over. Celebrate the win with your friends.

Spell out (*) the word "win"
W--What Happened in Granite Creek 3/5
I--Inked
N--Robyn Neeley Batter Up

(*)Spell-it-Out Rules
Using the first letter in the book’s title, the first letter of the series name, the first letter in the author’s first or last name, or the first letter of a character’s first, last, or nick-name, or the first letter in the audio book narrator's first or last name.
If you are reading a translated version, you can also use the first letter of the translator's first or last name.

Jenny wrote: "Since I am one of the only actual football fans on GR, I think I have to play this one.
I will, of course, be playing for the Green Bay Packers!!!!!!

If the levels are monthly, I will rethink this..."

Jenny you are not alone. I am a huge football fan. I live two hours from Boston so guess who my team is!!!

Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "Pam from Maine wrote: "I just learned that on our vacation there is no internet available so I am afraid I will not be of any help for the next week or so. Please replace me with someone on the wai..."

I think it is best for now because I am not sure how much wifi I am going to have and I will just be stressed if I can't keep up.

I just learned that on our vacation there is no internet available so I am afraid I will not be of any help for the next week or so. Please replace me with someone on the waiting list.:(

Thank you so much Suzanne and Sally. I am feeling much better and getting excited to get started.

Lisa, Thank you so much. You make it sound easy so I am going to stop worrying and just do my best to help our team.

Okay, I am reading through these posts and think it would be really helpful to me if someone would explain exactly how to plan my reads and how to use the shelf I have created. Have not played this before and feeling kind of overwhelmed. :(

You will all be overcome with Envy when our team wins!!

Feeling a little unsure. Can anyone advise the best way to plan books for this challenge. I have not done this one before and am not sure what kind of strategy to us. Would appreciate any help, want to be able to help my team. :)

I thought about doing this once before but now I am really in!!

Start Date: September 18, 2019


1. BLACK 9/21 10/10 8294]


2. WHITE 11/18 11/19


3. RED 9/24 10/12 Slammed


4. PINK 9/20


5. BLUE


6. GREEN


7. YELLOW


8. PURPLE


9. BROWN 9/18 10/4 10/7 10/9 10/11 10/16 11/7 11/18


10. GREY 9/26


11. ORANGE


12. VIOLET

Guess I have met the violet level so will pause for now and may start again later. This was fun!!

Eldarwen wrote: "I regularly see people mentioning that they aren't reading print books anymore and sometimes don't know what to do with them... so I'm just going to leave this here... ;-)

http://ibelieveinbookfai..."

This sounds wonderful. I have ordered some stickers and the bag. I don't often give away my books but my husband does. I have recently gone back to reading paper books more because kindle books are getting so expensive and used books are most often less.