November: A November to Remember

[Beth]

I will try for the tasks this month.

Update 5 -- I squeaked into Moderate.

1. Read a book with a military hero. Make Me, Lee Child 11/10/17 (Jack Reacher)
2. Read a book with a predominately blue cover, the color of “forget-me-not” flowers. , An K J Charles 11/6/17
6. Read a book that is a memoir. , Paul Kalanithi 11/23/17
7. Read a book where a character reminiscences. Bright Candles, Nathaniel Benchley 11/30/17 (book is told remembering the past)
8. Read a book you read long ago, but can’t quite recall. Expendable, James Alan Gardner 11/20/17

[Barbara ★]

A November To Remember Challenge

READ: 7/7

✔A: The Dragons Want Her - Angela Foxxe 11/9
✔M: Dolled Up to Die - Lorena McCourtney 11/6
✔N: No Rest for the Dead - Andrew Gulli 11/20
✔E: Echoes of Ice - Boone Brux 11/26
✔S: Secrets in Death - J.D. Robb 11/3
✔I: Darkness Avenged - Alexandra Ivy 11/9
✔A: To Brie or Not To Brie - Avery Aames 11/27



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Allegra]

If I've got this right, I set up what I'm shooting for and then keep filling it in. So I think I'll try to spell POPPIES. But I may fill in some of the tasks too. I can't figure out how long we have for this and I don't want to overcommit.

P: A Perfect Day for Bananafish by J. D. Salinger
O: The Allegra Biscotti Collection by Olivia Bennett
P: Steampunk: Poe by Edgar Allan Poe
P: The Penultimate Peril by Lemony Snicket
I: If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?: My Adventures in the Art and Science of Relating and Communicating by Alan Alda
E: My Little Boy by Carl Ewald
S: Drawing from Memory by Allen Say

I DID IT!
Finished: 7/7 (I've got PEP!) (Well, I had it for a while)
(Gotta run. Gotta read.)

[♛primadonna♛]

Level: Easy - 3 to 4 books
Duration: November 2017

1. Read a book with a military hero.
2. Read a book with a predominately blue cover, the color of “forget-me-not” flowers.
3. Read a book with a predominately yellow cover, the color of a yellow ribbon.
4. Read a book where a character has amnesia.
5. Read a book that is the eleventh in a series.
6. Read a book that is a memoir.
7. Read a book where a character reminiscences.
8. Read a book you read long ago, but can’t quite recall.
9. Read a book with a “memory” word in the title, or the word “day.” (May be part of the word, like holiday or Friday.)
10. Read a book with a rhyme in the title.
11. Read a book about a significant event or person in your past you wish to remember/commemorate--wedding, birth of a child, grandparent who passed, etc.

[Suzanne]

Nothing but Reading Challenges
November Challenge: A November to Remember
Duration: 11/1/2017 - 11/30/2017

Progress: 7 out of 7
Moderate - 5 - 12 books
Difficult - Read 13 or more

1. Read a book with a military hero:
Hard as It Gets by Laura Kaye - **** - 11/3/2017 - 368 Pages
2. Read a book with a predominately blue cover, the color of “forget-me-not” flowers:
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson - ***** - 11/6/2017 - 222 Pages

3. Read a book with a predominately yellow cover, the color of a yellow ribbon.
4. Read a book where a character has amnesia:
5. Read a book that is the eleventh in a series.

6. Read a book that is a memoir:
So Many Books, So Little Time: A Year of Passionate Reading by Sara Nelson - ***** - 11/16/2017 - 242 Pages
7. Read a book where a character reminiscences:
Rock Chick Redemption by Kristen Ashley - ***** - 11/9/2017 - 426 Pages
8. Read a book you read long ago, but can’t quite recall:
The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. - *** - 11/10/2017 - 224 Pages
9. Read a book with a “memory” word in the title, or the word “day.” (May be part of the word, like holiday or Friday.)
Grim Tuesday by Garth Nix - ** - 11/17/2017 - 336 Pages

10. Read a book with a rhyme in the title.

11. Read a book about a significant event or person in your past you wish to remember/commemorate--wedding, birth of a child, grandparent who passed, etc.
Girl Scout Camp:
Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy by Noelle Stevenson - ***** - 11/5/2017 - 128 Pages
Lumberjanes, Vol. 2: Friendship to the Max by Noelle Stevenson - ***** - 11/12/2017 - 126 Pages
Lumberjanes, Vol. 3: A Terrible Plan by Noelle Stevenson - ***** - 11/12/2017 - 112 Pages

[Suzanne]

Finished with 7!

Nothing but Reading Challenges
November Challenge: A November to Remember
Duration: 11/1/2017 - 11/30/2017

Progress: 7 out of 7
Moderate - 5 - 12 books
Difficult - Read 13 or more

1. Read a book with a military hero:
Hard as It Gets by Laura Kaye - **** - 11/3/2017 - 368 Pages
2. Read a book with a predominately blue cover, the color of “forget-me-not” flowers:
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson - ***** - 11/6/2017 - 222 Pages

3. Read a book with a predominately yellow cover, the color of a yellow ribbon.
4. Read a book where a character has amnesia:
5. Read a book that is the eleventh in a series.

6. Read a book that is a memoir:
So Many Books, So Little Time: A Year of Passionate Reading by Sara Nelson - ***** - 11/16/2017 - 242 Pages
7. Read a book where a character reminiscences:
Rock Chick Redemption by Kristen Ashley - ***** - 11/9/2017 - 426 Pages
8. Read a book you read long ago, but can’t quite recall:
The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. - *** - 11/10/2017 - 224 Pages
9. Read a book with a “memory” word in the title, or the word “day.” (May be part of the word, like holiday or Friday.)
Grim Tuesday by Garth Nix - ** - 11/17/2017 - 336 Pages

10. Read a book with a rhyme in the title.

11. Read a book about a significant event or person in your past you wish to remember/commemorate--wedding, birth of a child, grandparent who passed, etc.
Girl Scout Camp:
Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy by Noelle Stevenson - ***** - 11/5/2017 - 128 Pages
Lumberjanes, Vol. 2: Friendship to the Max by Noelle Stevenson - ***** - 11/12/2017 - 126 Pages
Lumberjanes, Vol. 3: A Terrible Plan by Noelle Stevenson - ***** - 11/12/2017 - 112 Pages

[Beth]

I updated at message 101 with my five books!

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Well done Beth, Barbara, Allegra and Suzanne! Congrats!

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge, Primadonna!

[Emily]

November 11th is “Remembrance Day” in Australia and “Veterans’ Day” in the United States. With that in mind, we are dedicating the month of November to the theme of memory.

Levels

Easy - 3 to 4 books
Moderate - 5 - 12 books
Difficult - Read 13 or more

1. Read a book with a military hero.
2. Read a book with a predominately blue cover, the color of “forget-me-not” flowers.
3. Read a book with a predominately yellow cover, the color of a yellow ribbon.
4. Read a book where a character has amnesia.
5. Read a book that is the eleventh in a series.
6. Read a book that is a memoir.
7. Read a book where a character reminiscences. Property of by CP Smith 11.13
8. Read a book you read long ago, but can’t quite recall.
9. Read a book with a “memory” word in the title, or the word “day.” (May be part of the word, like holiday or Friday.)
10. Read a book with a rhyme in the title.
11. Read a book about a significant event or person in your past you wish to remember/commemorate--wedding, birth of a child, grandparent who passed, etc.

[Katherine]

💎💜💜💜💎 November: A November to Remember 💎💜💜💜💎 Level: Moderate.

1. Read a book with a military hero.
2/11/18 ★★★

2. Read a book with a predominately blue cover.
12/11/18 ★★★★★

3. Read a book with a predominately yellow cover.
5/11/18 ★★

4. Read a book where a character has amnesia.
8/11/18 ★★★★

7. Read a book where a character reminiscences.
4/11/18 ★★★★

8. Read a book you read long ago, but can’t quite recall.
7/11/18 ★★★★

11. Read a book about a significant event.
2/11/18 ★★★★★

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome everyone!

[Mamacita aka MawMaw]

Mama's November to Remember
November 1 - 30, 2019
Books read -

Levels
Easy - 3 to 4 books
Moderate - 5 - 12 books
Difficult - Read 13 or more

1. Read a book with a military hero.
2. Read a book with a predominately blue cover, the color of “forget-me-not” flowers.
3. Read a book with a predominately yellow cover, the color of a yellow ribbon.
4. Read a book where a character has amnesia.
5. Read a book that is the eleventh in a series.
6. Read a book that is a memoir.
7. Read a book where a character reminiscences.
8. Read a book you read long ago, but can’t quite recall.
9. Read a book with a “memory” word in the title, or the word “day.” (May be part of the word, like holiday or Friday.)
10. Read a book with a rhyme in the title.
11. Read a book about a significant event or person in your past you wish to remember/commemorate--wedding, birth of a child, grandparent who passed, etc.

Spell-It-Out Option: Using titles, authors’ first or last names, or series names, spell out M.E.M.O.R.Y, or something else that has to do with remembering.
mnemonic, recall, yellow ribbon, amnesia, forget-me-not, poppy, poppies, memoir, recollection, post-it-note, string, brain, Loci, Ginkoba...

[Nathalie]

Nathalie's November to Remember November 1-30 2019

S - The Stowaway Finished 11/1/2019
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R - R.A. Salvatore The Shadowmask
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[Emily]

November 11th is “Remembrance Day” in Australia and “Veterans’ Day” in the United States. With that in mind, we are dedicating the month of November to the theme of memory.
Levels
Easy - 3 to 4 books
Moderate - 5 - 12 books
Difficult - Read 13 or more
1. Read a book with a military hero.
2. Read a book with a predominately blue cover, the color of “forget-me-not” flowers.
3. Read a book with a predominately yellow cover, the color of a yellow ribbon.
4. Read a book where a character has amnesia.
5. Read a book that is the eleventh in a series.
6. Read a book that is a memoir.
7. Read a book where a character reminiscences.
8. Read a book you read long ago, but can’t quite recall.
9. Read a book with a “memory” word in the title, or the word “day.” (May be part of the word, like holiday or Friday.)
10. Read a book with a rhyme in the title.
11. Read a book about a significant event or person in your past you wish to remember/commemorate--wedding, birth of a child, grandparent who passed, etc.