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December: K R N J B** ** ** ** **
_ a. Shelf 1 K - Koalas | Koala Lou | Mem Fox | 2017-Dec-02
_b. Shelf 2 R - Ranches | Half Broke Horses | Jeannette Walls
_c. Shelf 3 N
_d. Shelf 4 J
_e. Shelf 5 B
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_f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the)
_g. any word in title (excluding a, an, the)
_h. author's first name
_i. author's last name
_j. item on cover - Koala - Koala Lou | Mem Fox | 2017-Dec-02
_k. any word in Series name / Subtitle (excl. a, an, the, novel, trilogy, series, chronicles, memoir, biography, autobiography)
_l. name of character*
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Finished ReadingDeath of a Gossip | M.C. Beaton | 2017-Nov-14
For challenge: Moving Mountain
Read 105 pages on Nov-13 and Nov-14 to finish up this previously started book.
Page Count tally for post: 105 pages.
Main Focus: Moving Mountain(Need to finish these 3 books to finish challenge)
✓ 1. Beaton, M.C. | Death of a Gossip
✓ 2. Levine, Gail Carson | Ever
✓ 3. Hanff, Helene | 84, Charing Cross Road
Secondary: Scattershelves
(Also needing to read these books for challenges for other groups)
1. However Long the Night: Molly Melching's Journey to Help Millions of African Women and Girls Triumph | Aimee Molloy
November - F shelf - Feminism
2. Before the Fall | Noah Hawley
October - T shelf - Thriller
3. The Bad Beginning | Lemony Snicket
October - D shelf - Dark
4. The Forests of Silence | Emily Rodda
November - D shelf - Deltora
5. Mister Monday | Garth Nix
November - J shelf - Juvenile
6. Daughter of the Forest | Juliet Marillier
September - S shelf - Sevenwaters
7. Half Broke Horses | Jeannette Walls
December - R shelf - Ranches
November: J B D F E** ** ** ** **
* a. Shelf 1 J - Juvenile - Mister Monday | Garth Nix
_b. Shelf 2 E
* c. Shelf 3 B - Beatrix Potter - A Celebration of Beatrix Potter | 2017-Dec-6
* d. Shelf 4 F - Feminism - However Long the Night: Molly Melching's Journey to Help Millions of African Women and Girls Triumph | Aimee Molloy
* e. Shelf 5 D - Deltora - The Forests of Silence | Emily Rodda
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_l. name of character*
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October: N H O T D** ** ** ** **
* a. Shelf 1 N - Novels - The House at Riverton by Kate Morton | 2017-Sep-24
* b. Shelf 2 H - Holmes - The Case of the Missing Marquess
* c. Shelf 3 O - Operation Pedro Pan - The Red Umbrella
* d. Shelf 4 T - Thriller - Before the Fall | Noah Hawley
* e. Shelf 5 D - Dark - The Bad Beginning | Lemony Snicket
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September: E A H S K** ** ** ** **
* a. Shelf 1 E - Ethiopia - A Coalition of Lions
* b. Shelf 2 A - Adventure - Around the World in Eighty Days
* c. Shelf 3 H - High School - I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You
_ d. Shelf 4 S - Sevenwaters - Daughter of the Forest | Juliet Marillier
* e. Shelf 5 K - Kindness - How Kind | Mary Murphy | 2017-Oct-10
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_f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the)
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_j. item on cover - Ship - Victory | Susan Cooper |
_k. any word in Series name / Subtitle (excl. a, an, the, novel, trilogy, series, chronicles, memoir, biography, autobiography)
_l. name of character*
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August: P S F B I** ** ** ** **
_ a. Shelf 1 P - Post-Apocalyptic - On the Beach
_b. Shelf 2 S - Soccer - Keeper
_c. Shelf 3 F - Friendship - The Eleventh Plague
_d. Shelf 4 B - Ballet - When Stravinsky Met Nijinsky: Two Artists, Their Ballet, and One Extraordinary Riot
_e. Shelf 5 I - Insects - Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices
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A lot of "If's" here, but:If you haven't chosen your 'Movies' book yet, and...
If you like reading Classics and...
If you're looking for a quick read for this month's Pick-a-Shelf and...
If you like audio books and...
If the deal is available where you live (I'm not sure if only in the US, or elsewhere as well)...
Audible Daily Deal for July 3rd is Billy Budd, Sailor by Herman Melville.
"Billy Budd" was made into a film in 1962.
From the Wikipedia article on the book: Peter Ustinov produced, directed and worked on the script of his film version made in black and white in 1962, based on the stage play. It starred a young Terence Stamp as Billy Budd, and Ustinov took the role of Captain Vere. The movie also stars Robert Ryan as Claggart and David McCallum as Wyatt, Gunnery Officer.
When I checked just now, the book was tagged twice as "movies" - Make that three once I add the book to my to-read list and add my shelves for it :)
Joining this challenge...Round One: Christmas in July
1. Read a book you were gifted / bought in December 2016 / January 2017. Alternatively, read a book you added to your tbr list in those 2 months.
2. Read a book set (100%) in the other hemisphere of the world to where you live.
For this task, we will only look at Northern Hemisphere vs Southern Hemisphere
3. Read a book set in season different to the season you are currently experiencing.
4. Read a book where character works in retail. Hint: bookshops
5. Sales! Read a book you got for free (can be a gift or a review copy) OR bought at significantly reduced price.
6. Read a book that "cleared the shelves": was on the NYTimes Bestseller OR USAToday Bestseller list for the first half of 2017.
7. Read a book with at least 1 million ratings.
8. 12 Days of Christmas... Read 12 short stories*. This task may require more than 1 book.
*any story with less than 100 page counts for this task. Hint: you could finally fit all those .5 of a series in a challenge!
Note: if you are reading an anthology, please list the stories' titles (just 12 - to show that you've met the requirement to complete this task)
9. Read a book you think would make a good gift for a loved one.
10. Read book where title (excluding subtitle/series name) OR author's name (first, middle, last) that has a total of 12 letters
11. Read a book which cover shows something upside down (can be a person or even title printed upside down). Example: A Thousand Pieces of You (Firebird, #1) by Claudia Gray One Would Think the Deep by Claire Zorn etc
12. Read the latest book you've brought home from the shops or the library or the latest bookmail delivered or the latest ebook you've downloaded on your ereader or the latest audiobook you've downloaded. Please note this Must be the LATEST at the time reading/listening starts
July: W J L C O** ** ** ** **
+ a. Shelf 1 W - World War II - An Unlikely Warrior
+ b. Shelf 2 J - Jewish - Henna House
+ c. Shelf 3 L - London - White Teeth | Zadie Smith | 2017-Oct-25
+ d. Shelf 4 C - Circus - Blood and Circuses | Kerry Greenwood | 2017-Jun-28
+ e. Shelf 5 O - Oman - The Turtle of Oman
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_f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the)
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_h. author's first name
_i. author's last name
✓ j. item on cover - Lioness - The Lonely Lioness and the Ostrich Chicks: A Masai Tale | Verna Aardema | 2017-Jul-01
_k. any word in Series name / Subtitle (excl. a, an, the, novel, trilogy, series, chronicles, memoir, biography, autobiography)
_l. name of character*
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June: C W O T H** ** ** ** **
+ a. Shelf 1 C - Chimera - Daughter of Smoke & Bone | Laini Taylor
+ b. Shelf 2 W - Wizards - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | 2017-May-31
_c. Shelf 3 O - Outdoors - Endangered Species
_d. Shelf 4 T - Twelve Dancing Princesses - The Night Dance: A Retelling of The Twelve Dancing Princesses | Suzanne Weyn | 2017-Jun-10
_e. Shelf 5 H - Huntington's Disease - Inside the O'Briens
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_f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the) - Tuesday's Child | Dale Meyer | 2017-May-29
✓g. any word in title (excluding a, an, the) - Blood and Circuses | Kerry Greenwood | 2017-Jun-28
_h. author's first name - Oscar Wilde | The Canterville Ghost | 2017-Aug-30
_i. author's last name Taylor, Laini | Daughter of Smoke & Bone | 2017-May-31
✓ j. item on cover - Turtle - The Turtle of Oman | Naomi Shihab Nye | 2017-Jun-26
_k. any word in Series name / Subtitle (excl. a, an, the, novel, trilogy, series, chronicles, memoir, biography, autobiography) - The Night Dance: A Retelling of The Twelve Dancing Princesses | Suzanne Weyn | 2017-Jun-10
_l. name of character* - Henry Tumusiime - Divine Collision: An African Boy, An American Lawyer, and Their Remarkable Battle for Freedom | Jim Gash | 2017-Jun-05
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May: G I M R E** ** ** ** **
_ a. Shelf 1 G - Ghosts - Radiance
_b. Shelf 2 I Iowa - Bottomland
_c. Shelf 3 M - Magic - Merlin's Harp
_d. Shelf 4 R - Realistic fiction - Thirteen Reasons Why
_e. Shelf 5 E - Edinburgh - 44 Scotland Street
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_f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the) - The Explorer's Club
_g. any word in title (excluding a, an, the) - Thirteen Reasons Why
_h. author's first name - Michelle Hoover | Bottomland
_i. author's last name - Dale Meyer | Tuesday's Child
✓ j. item on cover - Mask - Daughter of Smoke & Bone | Laini Taylor | 2017-May-31
_k. any word in Series name / Subtitle (excl. a, an, the, novel, trilogy, series, chronicles, memoir, biography, autobiography) - Divine Collision: An African Boy, An American Lawyer, and Their Remarkable Battle for Freedom
_l. name of character* - Mariam - A Thousand Splendid Suns
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Thanks, Tien!
March: G M N T L- Completed 2017-Mar-24** ** ** ** **
✓ a. Shelf 1: G Grief - I'll Give You the Sun | Jandy Nelson | 2017-Mar-11
✓ b. Shelf 2: M Monsters - A Monster Calls | Patrick Ness | 2017-Feb-25
✓ c. Shelf 3: N Nordic Noir - The Dogs of Riga | Henning Mankell | 2017-Feb-18
✓ d. Shelf 4: T Twins - Behind the Scenes at the Museum | Kate Atkinson | 2017-Mar-14
✓ e. Shelf 5: L Latin American - One Hundred Years of Solitude | Gabriel García Márquez | 2017-Feb-25
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✓ f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the) - A Monster Calls | Patrick Ness | 2017-Feb-25
✓ g. any word in title (excluding a, an, the) - I'll GIVE You the Sun | Jandy Nelson | 2017-Mar-11
✓ h. author's first name - Gabriel Garcia Marquez | One Hundred Years of Solitude | 2017-Feb-25
✓ i. author's last name - Ness, Patrick | A Monster Calls | 2017-Feb-25
✓ j. item on cover - Tyrannosaurus | T is for Terrible | Peter McCarty | 2017-Mar-11 (see top)
✓ k. any word in Series name / Subtitle (excl. a, an, the, novel, trilogy, series, chronicles, memoir, biography, autobiography) - #6 in Lady Emily series - A Crimson Warning | Tasha Alexander | 2017-Mar-24
✓ l. name of character* Tom Dula (Dooley) | The Ballad of Tom Dooley | Sharyn McCrumb | 2017-Mar-03
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February: A F K L D - Completed 2017-Apr-04** ** ** ** **
✓ a. Shelf 1: A Appalachia - The Ballad of Tom Dooley | Sharyn McCrumb | 2017-Mar-03
✓ b. Shelf 2: F Frog Prince - Water Song: A Retelling of The Frog Prince | Suzanne Weyn | 2017-Mar-20
✓c. Shelf 3: L LDS-fiction - The Actor and the Housewife | Shannon Hale | 2017-Feb-09
✓ d. Shelf 4: D Dogs - The Call of the Wild | Jack London | 2017-Jan-23
✓ e. Shelf 5: K Krakatoa - Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded | Simon Winchester | 2017-Apr-04
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✓ f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the) - A Faraway Island | Annika Thor | 2017-Jan-26
✓ g. any word in title (excluding a, an, the) - A Special FATE: Chiune Sugihara: Hero of the Holocaust | Leslie Alison Gold | 2017-Jan-24
✓ h. author's first name - Annika Thor | A Faraway Island | 2017-Jan-26
✓ i. author's last name - i. author's last name - London, Jack | The Call of the Wild | 2017-Jan-23
✓ j. item on cover - Dog | The Call of the Wild | Jack London | 2017-Jan-23 (see top)
_ k. any word in Series name / Subtitle (excl. a, an, the, novel, trilogy, series, chronicles, memoir, biography, autobiography) - #2 in Kurt Wallander series | The Dogs of Riga | Henning Mankell | 2017-Feb-18
✓ l. name of character* - Lionel | Lionclaw | Nancy Springer | 2017-Feb-07
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January Done - finally had time to get my tracking caught up.
January: S G R P I** ** ** ** **
✓ a. Shelf 1: S - Satire - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | Mark Twain | 2017-Feb-06
✓ b. Shelf 2: G - Giraffes - A Giraffe Goes to Paris | Mary Tavener Holmes | 2017-Feb-11
✓ c. Shelf 3: R - Robin Hood - Lionclaw | Nancy Springer | 2017-Feb-07
✓ d. Shelf 4: P - Paris - Madeline's Rescue | Ludwig Bemelmans | 2017-Jan-02
✓ e. Shelf 5: I - Italy - The House by the Sea | Santa Montefiore | 2017-Feb-04
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✓ f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the) - The Solitary Envoy | T. Davis Bunn | 2017-Jan-19
✓ g. any word in title (NOT FIRST) (excluding a, an, the) - Vision IN White | Nora Roberts | 2017-Jan-12
✓ h. author's first name - Santa Montefiore | The House by the Sea | 2017-Feb-04
✓ i. author's last name - Roberts, Nora | Vision in White | 2017-Jan-12
✓ j. item on cover - Round Table | A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | Mark Twain | 2017-Feb-06 (see top)
✓ k. any word in Series name / Subtitle (excl. a, an, the, novel, trilogy, series, chronicles, memoir, biography, autobiography) - #2 in Rowan Hood series | Lionclaw | Nancy Springer | 2017-Feb-07
✓ l. name of character* - Rafa Santoro | The House by the Sea | Santa Montefiore | 2017-Feb-04
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April: W A M C P** ** ** ** **
+ a. Shelf 1: W World-War-I - Winnie's War
+ b. Shelf 2: A Aleutian Islands - The Wind is Not a River
Adoption - Over the Moon: An Adoption Tale
Arthurian - Merlin's Harp
✓ c. Shelf 3: M Maine - Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy | Gary D. Schmidt | 2017-Apr-07
✓ d. Shelf 4: C Cold War - The Spy Who Came In from the Cold | John le Carré | 2017-Mar-29
+ e. Shelf 5: P Pottery - A Single Shard
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✓ f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the) - Water Song: A Retelling of The Frog Prince | Suzanne Weyn | 2017-Mar-20
✓ g. any word in title (excluding a, an, the) - A Crimson Warning | Tasha Alexander | 2017-Mar-24
✓ h. author's first name - Marguerite Henry | King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian | 2017-Apr-04
✓ i. author's last name - Weyn, Suzanne | Water Song: A Retelling of The Frog Prince | 2017-Mar-20
✓ j. item on cover - Mountain - Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded | Simon Winchester | 2017-Apr-04 (see top)
✓ k. any word in Series name / Subtitle (excl. a, an, the, novel, trilogy, series, chronicles, memoir, biography, autobiography) - Water Song: A Retelling of The Frog Prince
✓ l. name of character* - Colin Hargreaves - A Crimson Warning | Tasha Alexander | 2017-Mar-24
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We need someone in this group named 'Cee' ;)
March: G M N T L- Completed 2017-Mar-24** ** ** ** **
✓ a. Shelf 1: G Grief - I'll Give You the Sun | Jandy Nelson | 2017-Mar-11
✓ b. Shelf 2: M Monsters - A Monster Calls | Patrick Ness | 2017-Feb-25
✓ c. Shelf 3: N Nordic Noir - The Dogs of Riga | Henning Mankell | 2017-Feb-18
✓ d. Shelf 4: T Twins - Behind the Scenes at the Museum | Kate Atkinson | 2017-Mar-14
✓ e. Shelf 5: L Latin American - One Hundred Years of Solitude | Gabriel García Márquez | 2017-Feb-25
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✓ f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the) - A Monster Calls | Patrick Ness | 2017-Feb-25
✓ g. any word in title (excluding a, an, the) - I'll GIVE You the Sun | Jandy Nelson | 2017-Mar-11
✓ h. author's first name - Gabriel Garcia Marquez | One Hundred Years of Solitude | 2017-Feb-25
✓ i. author's last name - Ness, Patrick | A Monster Calls | 2017-Feb-25
✓ j. item on cover - Tyrannosaurus | T is for Terrible | Peter McCarty | 2017-Mar-11 (see top)
✓ k. any word in Series name / Subtitle (excl. a, an, the, novel, trilogy, series, chronicles, memoir, biography, autobiography) - #6 in Lady Emily series - A Crimson Warning | Tasha Alexander | 2017-Mar-24
✓ l. name of character* Tom Dula (Dooley) | The Ballad of Tom Dooley | Sharyn McCrumb | 2017-Mar-03
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