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I love this idea!! I'm going for the 5 CC tasks first, and then I'll go down from there.Earth day Challenge
Duration: 2 months
Current CC balance: 0
☙ Plant a tree - Spell out the word TREE using spell-it-out rules.
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☙ Speak out - Read 4 books, each from a different genre that all have the same first letter in the title (A, An, The can be ignored if desired.)
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☙ Create a Plan B - Read a book that's set on another real planet.
☙ Setup a windmill for energy - Read a book with wind in the title or series and a book with something tall on the cover.
☙ Donate your money - Read a book with someone who has a lot of money.
I'm in but quick question with the one about different genre...I mostly read romance but within romance there are multiple genres if I read from different romance genres does that work? Ie contemporary, paranormal, fantasy, suspense etc
2016 Earth Day ChallengeApril 22 - June 22
☙ Recycler - 10 Carbon Credits
1. ☙ Compost - Read a book that you've already read to re-use it for a new purpose. - The Things They Carried - 2 pts
2. ☙ Celebrate the Earth - Read a book that starts with the letter E, A, R, T or H. - The Euthanist - 2 pts (ebook)
2. ☙ Save a tree - Read a book with a tree on the cover. - Seed - 2 pts (ebook)
3. ☙ Donate your time - Read a book that spans at least 3 years. - And the Mountains Echoed - 4 points
Total: 10 points - Recycler
I'm in. This looks creative and fun!Earth Day Challenge
Earn carbon credits by completing tasks and see what type of environmental activist you can be. Each task can only be completed once.
Earn an extra carbon credit per book read that is a borrowed book or a digital book.
Spell-It-Out Rules: First letter in title, series titles, author's, translator's or narrator's first or last name or a character's first, last, or nick-name.
Duration: Two Months - 4/14-6/14
Level: World Speaker - 75 Carbon Credits
Credits Earned: 100/75
Tasks:
1 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Save a tree- Read a book with a tree on the cover.
In This Mountain by Jan Karon borrowed 4/26
☙ Walk to work - Read a book with a verb in the title.
All's Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare borrowed 5/1
☙ Ride your bike - Read a book where someone travels for a living.
The Xibalba Murders by Lyn Hamilton borrowed e-book 5/5
☙ Celebrate the day - Read a book that has 22 as part of the page numbers. (Example: 422 pages, or 229 pages, etc.)
The Temporary Wife by Mary Balogh 224 pp, e-book 4/15
☙ Celebrate the Earth - Read a book that starts with the letter E, A, R, T or H.
The Harvester by Gene Stratton-Porter e-book 4/30
2 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Live green - Read a book with a mostly green cover.
Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich borrowed 5/19
☙ Learn about the Earth - Read a science book.
☙ Plant Wildflowers - Read a book with a flower in the title.
A Girl Named Rose by Betty Neels borrowed e-book 5/26
☙ Compost - Read a book that you've already read to re-use it for a new purpose.
A Quiche Before Dying by Jill Churchill
☙ Save water - Read a book where someone captains a ship or boat.
An Owl Too Many by Charlotte MacLeod borrowed e-book 4/22
3 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Bring your own bags - Read 2 books where one title "fits" inside the other. (All of the letters of one book title are in the other one.) Example: Mine is inside A Straight Line to My Heart.
1. Shane by Jack Schaefer borrowed 4/17
2. Something The Cat Dragged In by Charlotte MacLeod borrowed e-book 4/25
☙ Pick up Trash - Read 2 books that have been on your to-read shelf for over a year.
1. Longitude by Dava Sobel 4/21
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☙ Go Organic - Go back to basics by reading 2 books that are the first in their series.
1. The Last Good Man by Kathleen Eagle borrowed e-book 5/9
2. Kiss of Steel by Bec McMaster e-book 5/17
☙ Pull Weeds - Read a book where someone fights against the "bad guys".
A Palm for Mrs Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman 4/20
☙ Visit a farmers market - Read a book set on a farm.
4 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Build up the local environment - Read 2 books that are 4+ in their series.
1. Summer Lightning by P.G. Wodehouse borrowed 4/16
2. A Promise of Spring by Mary Balogh borrowed e-book 4/16
☙ Plant a vegetable garden - Find 10 veggie names in a book. (Names may be repeated)
The Luck Runs Out by Charlotte MacLeod e-book 4/20
☙ Install solar panels - Read a book with a sun on the cover and a book that is set in a sunny climate.
1. A Spirituality of Listening: Living What We Hear by Keith R Anderson e-book 5/13
2. The Keeper of the Bees by Gene Stratton-Porter e-book 4/24
☙ Clean Naturally - Clean your house naturally by reading 2 books with different essential oils in their text.
1. Law Man by Kristen Ashley borrowed 5/15
2. Forbidden Fruit by Kerry Greenwood e-book 5/29
☙ Donate your time - Read a book that spans at least 3 years.
The Wood's Edge by Lori Benton 4/19
5 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Plant a tree - Spell out the word TREE using spell-it-out rules.
T Tribal Law by Jenna Kernan borrowed e-book 5/17
R Rice, Craig Home Sweet Homicide e-book 4/29
E E. P. Roe An Original Belle e-book 5/3
E Eagle, Kathleen Defender (Silhouette Intimate Moments, No 589) borrowed e-book 5/10
☙ Speak out - Read 4 books, each from a different genre that all have the same first letter in the title (A, An, The can be ignored if desired.)
1. Michael O'Halloran by Gene Stratton-Porter classic, e-book 4/15
2. A Man Called Peter by Catherine Marshall biography 4/23
3. The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare play, borrowed 4/29
4. The Murder of Mary Russell by Laurie R. King mystery, borrowed e-book 4/30
☙ Create a Plan B - Read a book that's set on another real planet.
☙Setup a windmill for energy - Read a book with wind in the title and a book with something tall on the cover.
1. Winds of Autumn by Janette Oke borrowed e-book 5/10
2. Poland by James A. Michener borrowed e-book 5/1
☙ Donate your money - Read a book with someone who has a lot of money.
Only Enchanting by Mary Balogh borrowed e-book 5/18
Anne wrote: "I'm in but quick question with the one about different genre...I mostly read romance but within romance there are multiple genres if I read from different romance genres does that work? Ie contempo..."That's still fine as long as it's still a major division. I wouldn't go down far enough to distinguish between vampire romance and werewolf romance for example.
Duration: Two Months - 4/14-6/14
Level: ☙ World Speaker - 75 Carbon Credits
Credits Earned: 34/75
Tasks
Earn an extra carbon credit per book read that is a borrowed book or a digital book.
1 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Save a tree - Read a book with a tree on the cover.
☙ Walk to work - Read a book with a verb in the title.
☙ Ride your bike - Read a book where someone travels for a living.
☙ Celebrate the day - Read a book that has 22 as part of the page numbers. (Example: 422 pages, or 229 pages, etc.)
☙ Celebrate the Earth - Read a book that starts with the letter E, A, R, T or H.
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Armada ~Read 4/18
2 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Live green - Read a book with a mostly green cover.
~Read 4/14
☙ Learn about the Earth - Read a science book.
☙ Plant Wildflowers - Read a book with a flower in the title.
☙ Compost - Read a book that you've already read to re-use it for a new purpose.
The Nightingale~Read 4/23
☙ Save water - Read a book that's set at sea or where someone captains a ship or boat.
(hide spoiler)]
3 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Bring your own bags - Read 2 books where one title "fits" inside the other. (All of the letters of one book title are in the other one.) Example: Mine is inside A Straight Line to My Heart.
☙ Pick up Trash - Read 2 books that have been on your to-read shelf for over a year.
☙ Go Organic - Go back to basics by reading 2 books that are the first in their series.
The Selection~Read 4/24
☙ Pull Weeds - Read a book where someone fights against the "bad guys".
The Thief's Daughter ~Read 4/17
☙ Visit a farmers market - Read a book set on a farm.
4 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Build up the local environment - Read 2 books that are 4+ in their series.
☙ Plant a vegetable garden - Find 10 veggie names in a book. (Names may be repeated)
☙ Install solar panels - Read a book with a sun on the cover and a book that is set in a sunny climate.
☙ Clean Naturally - Clean your house naturally by reading 2 books with different essential oils in their text.
☙ Donate your time - Read a book that spans at least 3 years.
5 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Plant a tree - Spell out the word TREE using spell-it-out rules.
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T- To Kill a Mockingbird~Read 4/16
R-Red Queen~Read 4/24
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A main character: Emilia
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by Jennifer Ellis
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☙ Speak out - Read 4 books, each from a different genre that all have the same first letter in the title (A, An, The can be ignored if desired.)
☙ Create a Plan B - Read a book that's set on another real planet.
☙ Setup a windmill for energy - Read a book with wind in the title or series and a book with something tall on the cover.
~tall barn Read:4/25
☙ Donate your money - Read a book with someone who has a lot of money.
Level: ☙ World Speaker - 75 Carbon Credits
Credits Earned: 34/75
Tasks
Earn an extra carbon credit per book read that is a borrowed book or a digital book.
1 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Save a tree - Read a book with a tree on the cover.
☙ Walk to work - Read a book with a verb in the title.
☙ Ride your bike - Read a book where someone travels for a living.
☙ Celebrate the day - Read a book that has 22 as part of the page numbers. (Example: 422 pages, or 229 pages, etc.)
☙ Celebrate the Earth - Read a book that starts with the letter E, A, R, T or H.
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Armada ~Read 4/182 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Live green - Read a book with a mostly green cover.
~Read 4/14☙ Learn about the Earth - Read a science book.
☙ Plant Wildflowers - Read a book with a flower in the title.
☙ Compost - Read a book that you've already read to re-use it for a new purpose.
The Nightingale~Read 4/23
☙ Save water - Read a book that's set at sea or where someone captains a ship or boat.
(hide spoiler)]
3 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Bring your own bags - Read 2 books where one title "fits" inside the other. (All of the letters of one book title are in the other one.) Example: Mine is inside A Straight Line to My Heart.
☙ Pick up Trash - Read 2 books that have been on your to-read shelf for over a year.
☙ Go Organic - Go back to basics by reading 2 books that are the first in their series.
The Selection~Read 4/24
☙ Pull Weeds - Read a book where someone fights against the "bad guys".
The Thief's Daughter ~Read 4/17☙ Visit a farmers market - Read a book set on a farm.
4 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Build up the local environment - Read 2 books that are 4+ in their series.
☙ Plant a vegetable garden - Find 10 veggie names in a book. (Names may be repeated)
☙ Install solar panels - Read a book with a sun on the cover and a book that is set in a sunny climate.
☙ Clean Naturally - Clean your house naturally by reading 2 books with different essential oils in their text.
☙ Donate your time - Read a book that spans at least 3 years.
5 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Plant a tree - Spell out the word TREE using spell-it-out rules.
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T- To Kill a Mockingbird~Read 4/16
R-Red Queen~Read 4/24
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A main character: EmiliaE--
by Jennifer Ellis----------------------------------------------------------------------
☙ Speak out - Read 4 books, each from a different genre that all have the same first letter in the title (A, An, The can be ignored if desired.)
☙ Create a Plan B - Read a book that's set on another real planet.
☙ Setup a windmill for energy - Read a book with wind in the title or series and a book with something tall on the cover.
~tall barn Read:4/25☙ Donate your money - Read a book with someone who has a lot of money.
Time: Apr 15 to June 14 Levels:
☙ World Speaker - 75 Carbon Credits
☙ Community Leader - 50 Carbon Credits
☙ Tree Hugger - 25 Carbon Credits
☙ Recycler - 10 Carbon Credits
Total Carbon Credits : 10
Tasks
Earn an extra carbon credit per book read that is a borrowed book or a digital book.
1 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Save a tree - Read a book with a tree on the cover. Malgudi Days Apr 21
☙ Walk to work - Read a book with a verb in the title. Steal My Heart Apr 16
☙ Ride your bike - Read a book where someone travels for a living.
☙ Celebrate the day - Read a book that has 22 as part of the page numbers. (Example: 422 pages, or 229 pages, etc.)
☙ Celebrate the Earth - Read a book that starts with the letter E, A, R, T or H.
2 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Live green - Read a book with a mostly green cover.
☙ Learn about the Earth - Read a science book. The Stars Apr 30
☙ Plant Wildflowers - Read a book with a flower in the title.
☙ Compost - Read a book that you've already read to re-use it for a new purpose.
☙ Save water - Read a book that's set at sea or where someone captains a ship or boat.
3 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Bring your own bags - Read 2 books where one title "fits" inside the other. (All of the letters of one book title are in the other one.) Example: Mine is inside A Straight Line to My Heart.
☙ Pick up Trash - Read 2 books that have been on your to-read shelf for over a year.
☙ Go Organic - Go back to basics by reading 2 books that are the first in their series.
Forever This Time Apr 23
Hard as It Gets Apr 29
☙ Pull Weeds - Read a book where someone fights against the "bad guys".
Twisted Apr 16
☙ Visit a farmers market - Read a book set on a farm.
4 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Build up the local environment - Read 2 books that are 4+ in their series.
The Seduction Of Elliot McBride Apr 19
☙ Plant a vegetable garden - Find 10 veggie names in a book. (Names may be repeated)
☙ Install solar panels - Read a book with a sun on the cover and a book that is set in a sunny climate.
☙ Clean Naturally - Clean your house naturally by reading 2 books with different essential oils in their text.
☙ Donate your time - Read a book that spans at least 3 years.
5 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Plant a tree - Spell out the word TREE using spell-it-out rules.
T Taming the Legend Apr 20
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E Tracy Ewens : Taste May 6
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☙ Speak out - Read 4 books, each from a different genre that all have the same first letter in the title (A, An, The can be ignored if desired.)
☙ Create a Plan B - Read a book that's set on another real planet.
☙ Setup a windmill for energy - Read a book with wind in the title or series and a book with something tall on the cover.
☙ Donate your money - Read a book with someone who has a lot of money. Because of Miss Bridgerton May 11
I'm totally in! This sounds super interesting. Duration: 4/16 - 6/16
Levels: Community Leader
Credits Earned: 51/50
Tasks:
1 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Save a tree - Read a book with a tree on the cover.
☙ Walk to work - Read a book with a verb in the title.
Rising Storm by Erin Hunter [ebook 5/24]
☙ Ride your bike - Read a book where someone travels for a living.
☒ Celebrate the day - Read a book that has 22 as part of the page
numbers. (Example: 422 pages, or 229 pages, etc.)
Every Day by David Levithan [borrowed book, 5/3, 322]
☙ Celebrate the Earth - Read a book that starts with the letter E, A, R, T or H.
2 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Live green - Read a book with a mostly green cover.
1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling [ebook 4/29]
☙ Learn about the Earth - Read a science book.
☙ Plant Wildflowers - Read a book with a flower in the title.
☒ Compost - Read a book that you've already read to re-use it for a new purpose.
Into the Wild by Erin Hunter [5/18 ebook]
☒ Save water - Read a book where someone captains a ship or boat.
The Dark Wife by Sarah Diemer [ebook 5/13]
3 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Bring your own bags - Read 2 books where one title "fits" inside the other. (All of the letters of one book title are in the other one.) Example: Mine is inside A Straight Line to My Heart.
☙ Pick up Trash - Read 2 books that have been on your to-read shelf for over a year.
Forest of Secrets by Erin Hunter [ebook 5/21]
The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan [ebook 6/3]
☙ Go Organic - Go back to basics by reading 2 books that are the first in their series.
Damned by Chuck Palahniuk [borrowed paperback 5/5]
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan [borrowed ebook 5/8]
☒ Pull Weeds - Read a book where someone fights against the "bad guys".
Fire and Ice by Erin Hunter [ebook 5/20]
☙ Visit a farmers market - Read a book set on a farm.
4 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☒ Build up the local environment - Read 2 books that are 4+ in their series.
1.Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling [ebook 4/24]
2.Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling [ebook 5/3]
☒ Plant a vegetable garden - Find 10 veggie names in a book. (Names may be repeated)
☙ Install solar panels - Read a book with a sun on the cover and a book that is set in a sunny climate.
☙ Clean Naturally - Clean your house naturally by reading 2 books with different essential oils in their text.
☒ Donate your time - Read a book that spans at least 3 years.
Goddess of Yesterday by Caroline Cooney
5 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Plant a tree - Spell out the word TREE using spell-it-out rules.
T - Tyson The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan [ebook 5/12]
R - Rick Riordan The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan [ebook 5/12]
E - The Eumenides The Oresteia by Aeschylus [5/15]
E - Echo Hunter 367 Dissension by Stacey Berg [ebook 5/16}
☙ Speak out - Read 4 books, each from a different genre that all have the same first letter in the title (A, An, The can be ignored if desired.)
The Battle of the Labryinth by Rick Riordan [ebook 6/2] (YA Fantasy)
The Housemistress by Kiera Michelle Talford [ebook 6/5] (Romance)
☙ Create a Plan B - Read a book that's set on another real planet.
☙ Setup a windmill for energy - Read a book with wind in the title or series and a book with something tall on the cover.
☙ Donate your money - Read a book with someone who has a lot of money.
The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis (main character's father becomes rich) [ebook 6/11]
Great challenge!Levels: Community Leader - 50 Carbon Credits
Carbon Credits Earned: 34/50
1 Carbon Credit Tasks:
✔☙ Save a tree - Read a book with a tree on the cover.
Wicked Ever After - Delilah Dawson 4/29
✔☙ Walk to work - Read a book with a verb in the title.
Play Dirty - Lorie O'Clare 6/12
✔☙ Ride your bike - Read a book where someone travels for a living.
Night Marchers - Rebecca Gober 4/25
☙ Celebrate the day - Read a book that has 22 as part of the page numbers.
Red Velvet Cupcake Murder - Joanne Fluke (322 pages)
✔☙ Celebrate the Earth - Read a book that starts with the letter E, A, R, T or H.
How to Pursue a Princess - Karen Hawkins 5/16
2 Carbon Credit Tasks:
✔☙ Live green - Read a book with a mostly green cover.
Dragon Soul - Katie MacAlister 6/7
☙ Learn about the Earth - Read a science book.
☙ Plant Wildflowers - Read a book with a flower in the title.
☙ Save water - Read a book that's set at sea or where someone captains a ship or boat.
3 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Bring your own bags - Read 2 books where one title "fits" inside the other. (All of the letters of one book title are in the other one.) Example: Mine is inside A Straight Line to My Heart.
1. Stolen - Allison Brennan
2. The Second Betrayal - Cheyenne McCray
✔☙ Pick up Trash - Read 2 books that have been on your to-read shelf for over a year.
1. Bet Me - Jennifer Crusie (added 2012) 5/14
2. White Night - Jim Butcher (added 2012) 5/4
☙ Go Organic - Go back to basics by reading 2 books that are the first in their series
1. Seven Years - Dannika Dark 4/20
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✔☙ Pull Weeds - Read a book where someone fights against the "bad guys".
Born of Silence - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/16
☙ Visit a farmers market - Read a book set on a farm.
4 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Build up the local environment - Read 2 books that are 4+ in their series.
✔1. Nemesis - Catherine Coulter #19 5/26
✔2. Devil's Bridge - Linda Fairstein #17 5/26
✔☙ Plant a vegetable garden - Find 10 veggie names in a book. (Names may be repeated)
In Too Deep- Tracey Alvarez 4/21
1. (with an armful of carrots), p60
2. (sliced strips of green peppers), p104
3. (cherry tomatoes), p106
4. (studied the two avocados), p106
5. (she picked up an avocado), p106
6. (cod with skinny carrot thingies), p109
7. (and spinach overboard), p109
8. (Del had fired green peas at his head), p146
9. (one potato quartered), p154
10. (nearly choked on her carrot stick), p217
☙ Install solar panels - Read a book with a sun on the cover and a book that is set in a sunny climate.
✔☙ Clean Naturally - Clean your house naturally by reading 2 books with different essential oils in their text.
1. Fire Touched - Patricia Briggs 4/18
(eyes watered a little from the peppermint oil, p17)
2. Invision - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/30
(that was frankincense oil), p139
☙ Donate your time - Read a book that spans at least 3 years.
5 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Plant a tree - Spell out the word TREE using spell-it-out rules.
✔T: The Future Falls - Tanya Huff 5/19
✔R: Born of Ashes - CarisRoane 5/11
✔E: Pies and Prejudice - Ellery Adams 5/20
✔E: Jungle Freakn' Bride - Eve Langlais 5/17
☙ Speak out - Read 4 books, each from a different genre that all have the same first letter in the title (A, An, The can be ignored if desired.)
✔1. Ghosts & Echoes - Lyn Benedict (URBAN FANTASY) 4/28
2. The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing - Melissa Bank (CHICK LIT)
✔3. Gates of Rapture - Caris Roane (PARANORMAL)
✔4. Ghouls Just Haunt to Have Fun - Victoria Laurie (COZY MYSTERY)
☙ Create a Plan B - Read a book that's set on another real planet.
☙ Setup a windmill for energy - Read a book with wind in the title or series and a book with something tall on the cover.
✔☙ Donate your money - Read a book with someone who has a lot of money.
Devoted in Death - J.D. Robb (hero is a bazillionaire) 6/13
Somehow this posted twice. Hmmm darn computer. Getting rid of one of them.
Sounds like fun! Earth Day Challenge
April 16-June 15, 2016
Community Leader -- 50 Carbon Credits
34/50
Earn an extra carbon credit per book read that is a borrowed book or a digital book.
1 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Save a tree - Read a book with a tree on the cover.
5/15 (+1 for kindle)☙ Walk to work - Read a book with a verb in the title. Hope Flames (+1 for kindle)
☙ Ride your bike - Read a book where someone travels for a living.
☙ Celebrate the day - Read a book that has 22 as part of the page numbers. (Example: 422 pages, or 229 pages, etc.)
☙ Celebrate the Earth - Read a book that starts with the letter E, A, R, T or H. Hot Ice 5/10
2 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Live green - Read a book with a mostly green cover.
☙ Learn about the Earth - Read a science book.
☙ Plant Wildflowers - Read a book with a flower in the title.
☙ Compost - Read a book that you've already read to re-use it for a new purpose.
☙ Save water - Read a book that's set at sea or where someone captains a ship or boat.
3 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Bring your own bags - Read 2 books where one title "fits" inside the other. (All of the letters of one book title are in the other one.) Example: Mine is inside A Straight Line to My Heart.
The Liar (6/8) can be found in Grave Peril 6/9
☙ Pick up Trash - Read 2 books that have been on your to-read shelf for over a year.
1. Lethal Rider 4/26
2. Blood Brothers 5/18
☙ Go Organic - Go back to basics by reading 2 books that are the first in their series.
1. First Grave on the Right 4/22 #1 in Charley Davidson (+1 for Kindle)
2. Alex 5/3 #1 in Cold Fury Hockey (+1 for kindle)
☙ Pull Weeds - Read a book where someone fights against the "bad guys". Midnight Rescue 5/24
☙ Visit a farmers market - Read a book set on a farm.
4 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Build up the local environment - Read 2 books that are 4+ in their series. Full Scoop 6/11 (#6 in Full series)
☙ Plant a vegetable garden - Find 10 veggie names in a book. (Names may be repeated)
☙ Install solar panels - Read a book with a sun on the cover and a book that is set in a sunny climate.
☙ Clean Naturally - Clean your house naturally by reading 2 books with different essential oils in their text.
☙ Donate your time - Read a book that spans at least 3 years.
5 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Plant a tree - Spell out the word TREE using spell-it-out rules.
T - Shutter Island 5/23 Character Teddy (K)
R - Truth or Beard 6/4 Author Reid (K)
E - Etiquette & Espionage 5/1 (L)
E - Worth the Fight 4/20 Character Elle (K)
☙ Speak out - Read 4 books, each from a different genre that all have the same first letter in the title (A, An, The can be ignored if desired.) Spider's Bite 5/26 (UF)
☙ Create a Plan B - Read a book that's set on another real planet.
☙ Setup a windmill for energy - Read a book with wind in the title or series and a book with something tall on the cover.
☙ Donate your money - Read a book with someone who has a lot of money. -- Kiss the Sky 4/17. MCs are heirs to fortunes/rich. +1 for Kindle
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Earth Day ChallengeApril 15 - June 15, 2016
This looks like a fun one! I'll go for level Community Leader.
51/50 Carbon Credits
Earn an extra carbon credit per book read that is a borrowed book or a digital book.
1 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Save a tree - Read a book with a tree on the cover.
☙ Walk to work - Read a book with a verb in the title.
☙ Ride your bike - Read a book where someone travels for a living.
☙ Celebrate the day - Read a book that has 22 as part of the page numbers. (Example: 422 pages, or 229 pages, etc.)
☙ Celebrate the Earth - Read a book that starts with the letter E, A, R, T or H.
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield - 6/10 ★★★★ (1 + 1 CC)
2 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Live green - Read a book with a mostly green cover.
Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt - 5/7 ★★★★★ (2 + 1 CC)
☙ Learn about the Earth - Read a science book.
What If? by Randall Munroe - 5/24 ★★★★★ (2 + 1 CC)
☙ Plant Wildflowers - Read a book with a flower in the title.
☙ Compost - Read a book that you've already read to re-use it for a new purpose.
☙ Save water - Read a book that's set at sea or where someone captains a ship or boat.
3 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Bring your own bags - Read 2 books where one title "fits" inside the other. (All of the letters of one book title are in the other one.) (3 CC)
The Glittering Court by Richelle Mead - 4/27 ★★★ (+ 1 CC)
Gut by Giulia Enders - 5/14 ★★★ (+ 1 CC)
☙ Pick up Trash - Read 2 books that have been on your to-read shelf for over a year. (3 CC)
So Yesterday by Scott Westerfeld - 5/5 ★★ (+1 CC)
The Men Who Stare at Goats by Jon Ronson - 5/17 ★★★ (+1 CC)
☙ Go Organic - Go back to basics by reading 2 books that are the first in their series. (3 CC)
Over Tumbled Graves by Jess Walter - 5/21 ★★★ (+1 CC)
A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle - 5/17 ★★★★ (+1 CC)
☙ Pull Weeds - Read a book where someone fights against the "bad guys".
Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch - 4/24 ★★★ (3 + 1 CC)
☙ Visit a farmers market - Read a book set on a farm.
4 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Build up the local environment - Read 2 books that are 4+ in their series. (4 CC)
Stars Above by Marissa Meyer (The Lunar Chronicles 4.5) - 5/28 ★★★ (+1 CC)
Living with the Dead by Kelley Armstrong (Otherworld #9) - 6/14 ★★★ (+0 CC)
☙ Plant a vegetable garden - Find 10 veggie names in a book. (Names may be repeated)
☙ Install solar panels - Read a book with a sun on the cover and a book that is set in a sunny climate.
☙ Clean Naturally - Clean your house naturally by reading 2 books with different essential oils in their text.
☙ Donate your time - Read a book that spans at least 3 years.
Moab is My Washpot by Stephen Fry - 4/21 ★★★★ (4 + 1 CC)
5 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Plant a tree - Spell out the word TREE using spell-it-out rules. (5 CC)
T - Tremayne, S.K. - The Ice Twins - 4/24 ★★★ (+ 1 CC)
R - Roald Dahl - My Uncle Oswald - 5/15 ★★★★ (+ 0 CC)
E - Elizabeth Berg - Open House - 4/29 ★★ (+ 1 CC)
E - Embracing the Wide Sky by Daniel Tammet - 6/12 ★★★★★ (+1 CC)
☙ Speak out - Read 4 books, each from a different genre that all have the same first letter in the title (A, An, The can be ignored if desired.)
☙ Create a Plan B - Read a book that's set on another real planet.
☙ Setup a windmill for energy - Read a book with wind in the title or series and a book with something tall on the cover.
☙ Donate your money - Read a book with someone who has a lot of money.
The Crown by Kiera Cass - 6/2 ★★★ (5 + 1 CC)
Earth Day Challenge4/15-6/14/16
28/25Carbon Credits (I may boost this depending on my reading speed)
1 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Save a tree - Read a book with a tree on the cover.
✓ ☙ Walk to work - Read a book with a verb in the title.Play Nice 4/20/16 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
☙ Ride your bike - Read a book where someone travels for a living.
☙ Celebrate the day - Read a book that has 22 as part of the page numbers. (Example: 422 pages, or 229 pages, etc.)
✓☙ Celebrate the Earth - Read a book that starts with the letter E, A, R, T or H. The Love That Split the World 4/23/16 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
2 Carbon Credit Tasks:
✓ ☙ Live green - Read a book with a mostly green cover. The Jungle Book 4/20/16 ⭐⭐⭐
✓ ☙ Learn about the Earth - Read a science book. What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions 4/21/16 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Library book!
☙ Plant Wildflowers - Read a book with a flower in the title.
☙ Compost - Read a book that you've already read to re-use it for a new purpose.
☙ Save water - Read a book that's set at sea or where someone captains a ship or boat.
3 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Bring your own bags - Read 2 books where one title "fits" inside the other. (All of the letters of one book title are in the other one.) Example: Mine is inside A Straight Line to My Heart.
✓☙ Pick up Trash - Read 2 books that have been on your to-read shelf for over a year. 1. The Braeswood Tapestry 4/24/16 ⭐⭐⭐(eBook) 2. Itchcraft 5/5/16 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
☙ Go Organic - Go back to basics by reading 2 books that are the first in their series.
✓ ☙ Pull Weeds - Read a book where someone fights against the "bad guys". Night Speed 5/8/16 ⭐⭐
✓ ☙ Visit a farmers market - Read a book set on a farm. Cold Comfort Farm 4/20/16 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
4 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Build up the local environment - Read 2 books that are 4+ in their series.
☙ Plant a vegetable garden - Find 10 veggie names in a book. (Names may be repeated)
☙ Install solar panels - Read a book with a sun on the cover and a book that is set in a sunny climate.
☙ Clean Naturally - Clean your house naturally by reading 2 books with different essential oils in their text.
☙ Donate your time - Read a book that spans at least 3 years.
5 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Plant a tree - Spell out the word TREE using spell-it-out rules.
☙ Speak out - Read 4 books, each from a different genre that all have the same first letter in the title (A, An, The can be ignored if desired.)
☙ Create a Plan B - Read a book that's set on another real planet.
✓☙ Setup a windmill for energy - Read a book with wind in the title or series and a book with something tall on the cover. The Wind in the Willows 4/23/26 ⭐⭐
✓ ☙ Donate your money - Read a book with someone who has a lot of money. Around the World in 80 Days 5/8/16 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (library)
I would like to join. This looks like fun!Earth Day Challenge
Time: April 19, 2916 - June 19, 2016 (Two months)
Credits Earned: 4
Books read: 4
There is no Planet B! Help save the Earth by participating in a variety of environmentally friendly reading challenges.
Earn carbon credits by completing tasks and see what type of environmental activist you can be. Each task can only be completed once.
Levels:
☙ World Speaker - 75 Carbon Credits
☙ Community Leader - 50 Carbon Credits
☙ Tree Hugger - 25 Carbon Credits
☙ Recycler - 10 Carbon Credits
Tasks
Earn an extra carbon credit per book read that is a borrowed book or a digital book.
1 Carbon Credit Tasks:
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2 Carbon Credit Tasks:
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3 Carbon Credit Tasks:
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4 Carbon Credit Tasks:
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5 Carbon Credit Tasks:
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Spell-It-Out Rules:
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Duration: 4/16 - 6/16Credits Earned: 86
Tasks
Earn an extra carbon credit per book read that is a borrowed book or a digital book.
1 Carbon Credit Tasks:
Save a tree - Read a book with a tree on the cover.
Walk to work - Read a book with a verb in the title.
✔ Born in Death
Ride your bike - Read a book where someone travels for a living.
Celebrate the day - Read a book that has 22 as part of the page numbers. (Example: 422 pages, or 229 pages, etc.)
Celebrate the Earth - Read a book that starts with the letter E, A, R, T or H.
2 Carbon Credit Tasks:
Live green - Read a book with a mostly green cover.
✔ Innocent in Death
✔ Strangers in Death
Plant Wildflowers - Read a book with a flower in the title.
Compost - Read a book that you've already read to re-use it for a new purpose.
Save water - Read a book that's set at sea or where someone captains a ship or boat.
3 Carbon Credit Tasks:
Bring your own bags - Read 2 books where one title "fits" inside the other. (All of the letters of one book title are in the other one.) Example: Mine is inside A Straight Line to My Heart.
Pick up Trash - Read 2 books that have been on your to-read shelf for over a year.
Go Organic - Go back to basics by reading 2 books that are the first in their series.
✔Insatiable
A Kiss of Shadows
✔Long Hard Ride
Spiral of Need
Pull Weeds - Read a book where someone fights against the "bad guys".
✔Out of Control
✔Eternity in Death
✔Celebration for the Dead
✔Fury of Ice
✔Forged In Ash
✔Lost in Her
✔Angels' Blood
✔Angels' Pawn
✔Archangel's Consort
✔Cerulean Sins
Visit a farmers market - Read a book set on a farm.
4 Carbon Credit Tasks:
Build up the local environment - Read 2 books that are 4+ in their series.
Plant a vegetable garden - Find 10 veggie names in a book. (Names may be repeated)
Install solar panels - Read a book with a sun on the cover and a book that is set in a sunny climate.
Clean Naturally - Clean your house naturally by reading 2 books with different essential oils in their text.
Donate your time - Read a book that spans at least 3 years.
5 Carbon Credit Tasks:
Plant a tree - Spell out the word TREE using spell-it-out rules.
Speak out - Read 4 books, each from a different genre that all have the same first letter in the title (A, An, The can be ignored if desired.)
Create a Plan B - Read a book that's set on another real planet.
Setup a windmill for energy - Read a book with wind in the title or series and a book with something tall on the cover.
Donate your money - Read a book with someone who has a lot of money.
✔Ritual in Death
✔Promises in Death
✔Never Enough
✔Creation in Death
✔Kindred in Death
✔Missing in Death
✔Fantasy in Death
Any way of adding a book with 22 in the title to the books with 22 as part of the page number?
Earth Day ChallengeDuration: 4/20/16 - 6/20/16
Level: Tree Hugger - 25 Carbon Credits
11/25 Carbon Credits
Tasks
Earn an extra carbon credit per book read that is a borrowed book or a digital book.
1 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Save a tree - Read a book with a tree on the cover. -
- Library book +1 carbon credit☙ Walk to work - Read a book with a verb in the title. - The Hunt for Vulcan: . . . And How Albert Einstein Destroyed a Planet, Discovered Relativity, and Deciphered the Universe - Library book +1 carbon credit
☙ Ride your bike - Read a book where someone travels for a living.
☙ Celebrate the day - Read a book that has 22 as part of the page numbers. (Example: 422 pages, or 229 pages, etc.)
☙ Celebrate the Earth - Read a book that starts with the letter E, A, R, T or H. - A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie - Library book + 1 carbon credit
2 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Live green - Read a book with a mostly green cover.
☙ Learn about the Earth - Read a science book.
☙ Plant Wildflowers - Read a book with a flower in the title.
☙ Compost - Read a book that you've already read to re-use it for a new purpose.
☙ Save water - Read a book that's set at sea or where someone captains a ship or boat.
3 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Bring your own bags - Read 2 books where one title "fits" inside the other. (All of the letters of one book title are in the other one.) Example: Mine is inside A Straight Line to My Heart.
☙ Pick up Trash - Read 2 books that have been on your to-read shelf for over a year.
☙ Go Organic - Go back to basics by reading 2 books that are the first in their series.
☙ Pull Weeds - Read a book where someone fights against the "bad guys".
☙ Visit a farmers market - Read a book set on a farm.
4 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Build up the local environment - Read 2 books that are 4+ in their series.
☙ Plant a vegetable garden - Find 10 veggie names in a book. (Names may be repeated)
☙ Install solar panels - Read a book with a sun on the cover and a book that is set in a sunny climate.
☙ Clean Naturally - Clean your house naturally by reading 2 books with different essential oils in their text.
☙ Donate your time - Read a book that spans at least 3 years. - The Medici: Power, Money, and Ambition in the Italian Renaissance - Library book + 1 carbon credit
5 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Plant a tree - Spell out the word TREE using spell-it-out rules.
☙ Speak out - Read 4 books, each from a different genre that all have the same first letter in the title (A, An, The can be ignored if desired.)
☙ Create a Plan B - Read a book that's set on another real planet.
☙ Setup a windmill for energy - Read a book with wind in the title or series and a book with something tall on the cover.
☙ Donate your money - Read a book with someone who has a lot of money.
Earth Day Challenge22/4/16 – 21/6/16
Credits Earned: 0
Tasks
Earn an extra carbon credit per book read that is a borrowed book or a digital book.
1 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Save a tree - Read a book with a tree on the cover.
☙ Walk to work - Read a book with a verb in the title.
☙ Ride your bike - Read a book where someone travels for a living.
☙ Celebrate the day - Read a book that has 22 as part of the page numbers. (Example: 422 pages, or 229 pages, etc.)
☙ Celebrate the Earth - Read a book that starts with the letter E, A, R, T or H.
2 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Live green - Read a book with a mostly green cover.
☙ Learn about the Earth - Read a science book.
☙ Plant Wildflowers - Read a book with a flower in the title.
☙ Compost - Read a book that you've already read to re-use it for a new purpose.
☙ Save water - Read a book that's set at sea or where someone captains a ship or boat.
3 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Bring your own bags - Read 2 books where one title "fits" inside the other. (All of the letters of one book title are in the other one.) Example: Mine is inside A Straight Line to My Heart.
☙ Pick up Trash - Read 2 books that have been on your to-read shelf for over a year.
☙ Go Organic - Go back to basics by reading 2 books that are the first in their series.
☙ Pull Weeds - Read a book where someone fights against the "bad guys".
☙ Visit a farmers market - Read a book set on a farm.
4 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Build up the local environment - Read 2 books that are 4+ in their series.
☙ Plant a vegetable garden - Find 10 veggie names in a book. (Names may be repeated)
☙ Install solar panels - Read a book with a sun on the cover and a book that is set in a sunny climate.
☙ Clean Naturally - Clean your house naturally by reading 2 books with different essential oils in their text.
☙ Donate your time - Read a book that spans at least 3 years.
5 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Plant a tree - Spell out the word TREE using spell-it-out rules.
☙ Speak out - Read 4 books, each from a different genre that all have the same first letter in the title (A, An, The can be ignored if desired.)
☙ Create a Plan B - Read a book that's set on another real planet.
☙ Setup a windmill for energy - Read a book with wind in the title or series and a book with something tall on the cover.
☙ Donate your money - Read a book with someone who has a lot of money.
Earth Day Challenge22/4/16 – 21/6/16
Credits Earned: 8
Tasks
Earn an extra carbon credit per book read that is a borrowed book or a digital book.
1 Carbon Credit Tasks:
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, barbara ross...finished~04.24.2016 (ebook) 2 points☙ Walk to work - Read a book with a verb in the title.
☙ Ride your bike - Read a book where someone travels for a living.
☙ Celebrate the day - Read a book that has 22 as part of the page numbers. (Example: 422 pages, or 229 pages, etc.)
☙ Celebrate the Earth - Read a book that starts with the letter E, A, R, T or H.
2 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Live green - Read a book with a mostly green cover.
☙ Learn about the Earth - Read a science book.
☙ Plant Wildflowers - Read a book with a flower in the title.
☙ Compost - Read a book that you've already read to re-use it for a new purpose.
☙ Save water - Read a book that's set at sea or where someone captains a ship or boat.
3 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Bring your own bags - Read 2 books where one title "fits" inside the other. (All of the letters of one book title are in the other one.) Example: Mine is inside A Straight Line to My Heart.
☙ Pick up Trash - Read 2 books that have been on your to-read shelf for over a year.
☙ Go Organic - Go back to basics by reading 2 books that are the first in their series.
☙ Pull Weeds - Read a book where someone fights against the "bad guys".
☙ Visit a farmers market - Read a book set on a farm.
4 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Build up the local environment - Read 2 books that are 4+ in their series.
☙ Plant a vegetable garden - Find 10 veggie names in a book. (Names may be repeated)
☙ Install solar panels - Read a book with a sun on the cover and a book that is set in a sunny climate.
☙ Clean Naturally - Clean your house naturally by reading 2 books with different essential oils in their text.
☙ Donate your time - Read a book that spans at least 3 years.
5 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Plant a tree - Spell out the word TREE using spell-it-out rules.
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☙ Speak out - Read 4 books, each from a different genre that all have the same first letter in the title (A, An, The can be ignored if desired.)
☙ Create a Plan B - Read a book that's set on another real planet.
☙ Setup a windmill for energy - Read a book with wind in the title or series and a book with something tall on the cover.
☙ Donate your money - Read a book with someone who has a lot of money.
Sounds great. I'm in: CHALLENGE COMPLETEDEarth Day Challenge
4/23/16 – 6/23/16
☙ Community Leader - 50 Carbon Credits
Credits Earned: 59
Tasks
Earn an extra carbon credit per book read that is a borrowed book or a digital book.
1 Carbon Credit Tasks: - 6 credits
☙ Save a tree - Read a book with a tree on the cover.
Mountain Prey ***** 4/24 read ebook 2credits☙ Walk to work - Read a book with a verb in the title.
☙ Ride your bike - Read a book where someone travels for a living.
☙ Celebrate the day - Read a book that has 22 as part of the page numbers. First Family: Abigail and John Adams **** 5/18 - read library book - 2 credits
☙ Celebrate the Earth - Read a book that starts with the letter E, A, R, T or H. Head Over Heels ***** 5/28 - read e-book - 2 credits
2 Carbon Credit Tasks: 9 credits
☙ Live green - Read a book with a mostly green cover.
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie *** 5/13 - read ebook☙ Learn about the Earth - Read a science book.
☙ Plant Wildflowers - Read a book with a flower in the title.
☙ Compost - Read a book that you've already read to re-use it for a new purpose. American Gods **** 5/4 (originally read book in 2002) read ebook
☙ Save water - Read a book that's set at sea or where someone captains a ship or boat. Close to the Wind **** 5/11 read e-book
3 Carbon Credit Tasks: 16 credits
☙ Bring your own bags - Read 2 books where one title "fits" inside the other. Edge ***** 5/27 - this book fits into The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency **** 5/18 - both books were e-books
☙ Pick up Trash - Read 2 books that have been on your to-read shelf for over a year. Bitter Blood **** 5/31 & In The Warrior's Bed *** 5/12 - both books were ebooks
☙ Go Organic - Go back to basics by reading 2 books that are the first in their series. Kindling the Moon **** 5/8 & Old Man's War *** 5/10 both books read in ebook format
☙ Pull Weeds - Read a book where someone fights against the "bad guys". I Own the Dawn **** 5/20 - read as ebook
☙ Visit a farmers market - Read a book set on a farm.
4 Carbon Credit Tasks: 10 credits
☙ Build up the local environment - Read 2 books that are 4+ in their series. Castles **** 5/1 & Sloe Ride ***** 5/10 - both books read in ebook format
☙ Plant a vegetable garden - Find 10 veggie names in a book. (Names may be repeated)
☙ Install solar panels - Read a book with a sun on the cover and a book that is set in a sunny climate.
☙ Clean Naturally - Clean your house naturally by reading 2 books with different essential oils in their text.
☙ Donate your time - Read a book that spans at least 3 years. Ready Player One ***** 6/9 listened to library audio book
5 Carbon Credit Tasks: 18 credits
☙ Plant a tree - Spell out the word TREE using spell-it-out rules.
☙ Speak out - Read 4 books, each from a different genre that all have the same first letter in the title (A, An, The can be ignored if desired.) Can't Take My Eyes Off of You **** 5/16; Candy Cane Murder *** 6/5; The Collector**** 6/4; Cronin's Key *** 5/21 - read e-books for all
☙ Create a Plan B - Read a book that's set on another real planet. The Martian ***** 5/22 read in ebook format
☙ Setup a windmill for energy - Read a book with wind in the title or series and a book with something tall on the cover.
☙ Donate your money - Read a book with someone who has a lot of money. From the Moment We Met **** 5/30 read ebook
****************Completed 6.19.16********************NBRC Earth Day Challenge
Duration: 5.1.16 - 6.30.16
Level: Tree Hugger (25 Carbon Credits)
Total Carbon Credits: 30
Total Books Read: 11
Earn carbon credits by completing tasks and see what type of environmental activist you can be. Each task can only be completed once.
Spell-It-Out Rules: Read books to spell out the word(s) using
◈ the first letter in the book's title
◈ the first letter in the series
◈ the first letter in the author's, translator's or narrator's first or last name
◈ the first letter of a character's first, last, or nick-name
TASKS
Earn an extra carbon credit per book read that is a borrowed book or a digital book.
1 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Save a tree - Read a book with a tree on the cover.
☙ Walk to work - Read a book with a verb in the title.
Smashed, Squashed, Splattered, Chewed, Chunked and Spewed by Lance Carbuncle|5.17.16
☑ Ebook +1
☑ Task complete +1
☙ Ride your bike - Read a book where someone travels for a living.
☙ Celebrate the day - Read a book that has 22 as part of the page numbers. (Example: 422 pages, or 229 pages, etc.)
☙ Celebrate the Earth - Read a book that starts with the letter E, A, R, T or H.
The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place by Julie Berry|5.28.16
☑ Ebook +1
☑ Task complete +1
2 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Live green - Read a book with a mostly green cover.
☙ Learn about the Earth - Read a science book.
☙ Plant Wildflowers - Read a book with a flower in the title.
☙ Compost - Read a book that you've already read to re-use it for a new purpose.
The BFG by Roald Dahl|6.05.16
☑ E-book +1
☑ Task Complete +2
☙ Save water - Read a book that's set at sea or where someone captains a ship or boat.
3 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Bring your own bags - Read 2 books where one title "fits" inside the other. (All of the letters of one book title are in the other one.) Example: Mine is inside A Straight Line to My Heart.
☙ Pick up Trash - Read 2 books that have been on your to-read shelf for over a year.
1 The Call of the Wild by Jack London|5.08.16
☑ Borrowed book +1
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☙ Go Organic - Go back to basics by reading 2 books that are the first in their series.
☙ Pull Weeds - Read a book where someone fights against the "bad guys".
One For The Money by Janet Evanovich|5.03.16
☑ Ebook +1
☑ Task Complete +3
☙ Visit a farmers market - Read a book set on a farm.
Animal Farm by George Orwell|5.11.16
☑ Ebook +1
☑ Task Complete +3
4 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Build up the local environment - Read 2 books that are 4+ in their series.
☙ Plant a vegetable garden - Find 10 veggie names in a book. (Names may be repeated)
☙ Install solar panels - Read a book with a sun on the cover and a book that is set in a sunny climate.
☙ Clean Naturally - Clean your house naturally by reading 2 books with different essential oils in their text.
☙ Donate your time - Read a book that spans at least 3 years.
5 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Plant a tree - Spell out the word TREE using spell-it-out rules.
T - The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett|5.20.16
☑ Borrowed book +1
R - Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys|5.06.16
☑ Borrowed book +1
E - Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues by Diana Rowland|5.23.16
☑ Borrowed book +1
E - Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich|6.17.16
☑ Borrowed book +1
☑ Completed Task +5
☙ Speak out - Read 4 books, each from a different genre that all have the same first letter in the title (A, An, The can be ignored if desired.)
☙ Create a Plan B - Read a book that's set on another real planet.
☙ Setup a windmill for energy - Read a book with wind in the title or series and a book with something tall on the cover.
☙ Donate your money - Read a book with someone who has a lot of money.
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater|5.02.16 The boys that attend Aglionby come from families with money.
☑ Borrowed Book +1
☑ Task Complete +5
Duration: 4/30/16 - 6/30/16Credits Earned: 3
Tasks:
Earn an extra carbon credit per book read that is a borrowed book or a digital book.
1 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Save a tree - Read a book with a tree on the cover.
☙ Walk to work - Read a book with a verb in the title.
☙ Ride your bike - Read a book where someone travels for a living.
☙ Celebrate the day - Read a book that has 22 as part of the page numbers. (Example: 422 pages, or 229 pages, etc.)
☙ Celebrate the Earth - Read a book that starts with the letter E, A, R, T or H.
2 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Learn about the Earth - Read a science book.
☙ Plant Wildflowers - Read a book with a flower in the title.
☙ Compost - Read a book that you've already read to re-use it for a new purpose.
☙ Save water - Read a book that's set at sea or where someone captains a ship or boat.
3 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Bring your own bags - Read 2 books where one title "fits" inside the other. (All of the letters of one book title are in the other one.) Example: Mine is inside A Straight Line to My Heart.
☙ Pick up Trash - Read 2 books that have been on your to-read shelf for over a year.
☙ Go Organic - Go back to basics by reading 2 books that are the first in their series.
☙ Pull Weeds - Read a book where someone fights against the "bad guys".
☙ Visit a farmers market - Read a book set on a farm.
4 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Build up the local environment - Read 2 books that are 4+ in their series.
☙ Plant a vegetable garden - Find 10 veggie names in a book. (Names may be repeated)
☙ Install solar panels - Read a book with a sun on the cover and a book that is set in a sunny climate.
☙ Clean Naturally - Clean your house naturally by reading 2 books with different essential oils in their text.
☙ Donate your time - Read a book that spans at least 3 years.
5 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Plant a tree - Spell out the word TREE using spell-it-out rules.
☙ Speak out - Read 4 books, each from a different genre that all have the same first letter in the title (A, An, The can be ignored if desired.)
☙ Create a Plan B - Read a book that's set on another real planet.
☙ Setup a windmill for energy - Read a book with wind in the title or series and a book with something tall on the cover.
☙ Donate your money - Read a book with someone who has a lot of money.
Mod
I've reached my goal of 75 points, but since there's still time left I think I'll keep going. I see a few more categories I could still get... :)
Teri-k wrote: "I've reached my goal of 75 points, but since there's still time left I think I'll keep going. I see a few more categories I could still get... :)"Yay! Earth Warrior Book Master!
I'm going to count this one as completed and work on some other challenges. I'm at message 19. :)
Mod
For the essential oil task, does it specifically have to say oil in the text? For example does it have to say lavender oil or can I use lavender by itself?
And with that, I'll call this complete. ^_^
I've finished 59 out of 50 points, so I'm going to call this one done. I don't think I can meet any of the other items before the challenge ends. It was a lot of fun though!
♦Ashley♦ wrote: "For the essential oil task, does it specifically have to say oil in the text? For example does it have to say lavender oil or can I use lavender by itself?"Lavender by itself is fine.
Congrats to those who have finished and saved the Earth a little :)
****************Completed 6.19.16********************NBRC Earth Day Challenge
Duration: 5.1.16 - 6.30.16
Level: Tree Hugger (25 Carbon Credits)
Total Carbon Credits: 30
Total Books Read: 11
Earn carbon credits by completing tasks and see what type of environmental activist you can be. Each task can only be completed once.
Spell-It-Out Rules: Read books to spell out the word(s) using
◈ the first letter in the book's title
◈ the first letter in the series
◈ the first letter in the author's, translator's or narrator's first or last name
◈ the first letter of a character's first, last, or nick-name
TASKS
Earn an extra carbon credit per book read that is a borrowed book or a digital book.
1 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Save a tree - Read a book with a tree on the cover.
☙ Walk to work - Read a book with a verb in the title.
Smashed, Squashed, Splattered, Chewed, Chunked and Spewed by Lance Carbuncle|5.17.16
☑ Ebook +1
☑ Task complete +1
☙ Ride your bike - Read a book where someone travels for a living.
☙ Celebrate the day - Read a book that has 22 as part of the page numbers. (Example: 422 pages, or 229 pages, etc.)
☙ Celebrate the Earth - Read a book that starts with the letter E, A, R, T or H.
The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place by Julie Berry|5.28.16
☑ Ebook +1
☑ Task complete +1
2 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Live green - Read a book with a mostly green cover.
☙ Learn about the Earth - Read a science book.
☙ Plant Wildflowers - Read a book with a flower in the title.
☙ Compost - Read a book that you've already read to re-use it for a new purpose.
The BFG by Roald Dahl|6.05.16
☑ E-book +1
☑ Task Complete +2
☙ Save water - Read a book that's set at sea or where someone captains a ship or boat.
3 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Bring your own bags - Read 2 books where one title "fits" inside the other. (All of the letters of one book title are in the other one.) Example: Mine is inside A Straight Line to My Heart.
☙ Pick up Trash - Read 2 books that have been on your to-read shelf for over a year.
1 The Call of the Wild by Jack London|5.08.16
☑ Borrowed book +1
2
☙ Go Organic - Go back to basics by reading 2 books that are the first in their series.
☙ Pull Weeds - Read a book where someone fights against the "bad guys".
One For The Money by Janet Evanovich|5.03.16
☑ Ebook +1
☑ Task Complete +3
☙ Visit a farmers market - Read a book set on a farm.
Animal Farm by George Orwell|5.11.16
☑ Ebook +1
☑ Task Complete +3
4 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Build up the local environment - Read 2 books that are 4+ in their series.
☙ Plant a vegetable garden - Find 10 veggie names in a book. (Names may be repeated)
☙ Install solar panels - Read a book with a sun on the cover and a book that is set in a sunny climate.
☙ Clean Naturally - Clean your house naturally by reading 2 books with different essential oils in their text.
☙ Donate your time - Read a book that spans at least 3 years.
5 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Plant a tree - Spell out the word TREE using spell-it-out rules.
T - The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett|5.20.16
☑ Borrowed book +1
R - Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys|5.06.16
☑ Borrowed book +1
E - Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues by Diana Rowland|5.23.16
☑ Borrowed book +1
E - Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich|6.17.16
☑ Borrowed book +1
☑ Completed Task +5
☙ Speak out - Read 4 books, each from a different genre that all have the same first letter in the title (A, An, The can be ignored if desired.)
☙ Create a Plan B - Read a book that's set on another real planet.
☙ Setup a windmill for energy - Read a book with wind in the title or series and a book with something tall on the cover.
☙ Donate your money - Read a book with someone who has a lot of money.
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater|5.02.16 The boys that attend Aglionby come from families with money.
☑ Borrowed Book +1
☑ Task Complete +5
Earth Day Challenge22/4/16 – 21/6/16
Credits Earned: 63
Tasks
Earn an extra carbon credit per book read that is a borrowed book or a digital book.
1 Carbon Credit Tasks:
Walk to work -
Ride your bike -
Celebrate the Earth -
2 Carbon Credit Tasks:
Save water -
3 Carbon Credit Tasks:
Bring your own bags
1 -
2 -
Pick up Trash
1 -
2 -
Go Organic
1 -
2 -
Pull Weeds -
Visit a farmers market -
4 Carbon Credit Tasks:
Build up the local environment
1 -
2 -
Donate your time -
5 Carbon Credit Tasks:
Plant a tree - Spell out the word TREE using spell-it-out rules.
T -
R -
E -
E -
Speak out - Read 4 books, each from a different genre that all have the same first letter in the title
1 -
2 - Contemporary Romance -
3 -
4 -
Donate your money -
I'm in :) I'll put the start date in once I start the list. Start Date: April 1
Level: Tree Hugger
Credits: 15/25
Tasks
Earn an extra carbon credit per book read that is a borrowed book or a digital book.
1 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Save a tree - Read a book with a tree on the cover.
☙ Walk to work - Read a book with a verb in the title.
☙ Ride your bike - Read a book where someone travels for a living.
☙ Celebrate the day - Read a book that has 22 as part of the page numbers. (Example: 422 pages, or 229 pages, etc.)
2 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Live green - Read a book with a mostly green cover.
☙ Learn about the Earth - Read a science book.
☙ Plant Wildflowers - Read a book with a flower in the title.
☙ Compost - Read a book that you've already read to re-use it for a new purpose.
☙ Save water - Read a book that's set at sea or where someone captains a ship or boat. Children of Blood and Bone
3 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Bring your own bags - Read 2 books where one title "fits" inside the other. (All of the letters of one book title are in the other one.) Example: Mine is inside A Straight Line to My Heart.
☙ Pick up Trash - Read 2 books that have been on your to-read shelf for over a year.
☙ Go Organic - Go back to basics by reading 2 books that are the first in their series.
- My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 1
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☙ Pull Weeds - Read a book where someone fights against the "bad guys". Swept Away
☙ Visit a farmers market - Read a book set on a farm.
4 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Build up the local environment - Read 2 books that are 4+ in their series.
☙ Plant a vegetable garden - Find 10 veggie names in a book. (Names may be repeated)
☙ Install solar panels - Read a book with a sun on the cover and a book that is set in a sunny climate.
- Sun on cover:
- Sunny climate: The Island of Dr. Moreau
☙ Clean Naturally - Clean your house naturally by reading 2 books with different essential oils in their text.
☙ Donate your time - Read a book that spans at least 3 years. Mary's Monster: Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein
5 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Plant a tree - Spell out the word TREE using spell-it-out rules.
☙ Speak out - Read 4 books, each from a different genre that all have the same first letter in the title (A, An, The can be ignored if desired.)
- Romance: The Duke's Shotgun Wedding
- Horror:
- Mystery: The Diviners
-Fantasy:
☙ Create a Plan B - Read a book that's set on another real planet.
☙ Setup a windmill for energy - Read a book with wind in the title or series and a book with something tall on the cover.
Start: 01/04/18End: 30/05/18
Level: Community Leader
Read: 18
Total Carbon Credits: 50
Tasks
Earn an extra carbon credit per book read that is a borrowed book or a digital book.
1 Carbon Credit Tasks
Total of Level 1 Carbon Credits: 8
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by Carla Neggers 31/05/18 (iBooks)☙
Intoxicated by Jeana E. Mann 12/05/18 (iBooks)
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The Seven Steps to Closure by Donna Joy Usher 08/04/18 (iBooks)
☙ Celebrate the day - Read a book that has 22 as part of the page numbers. (Example: 422 pages, or 229 pages, etc.)
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The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee 11/04/18 (eBook from library)
2 Carbon Credit Tasks
Total of Level 1 Carbon Credits: 3
☙ Live green - Read a book with a mostly green cover.
☙ Learn about the Earth - Read a science book.
☙ Plant Wildflowers - Read a book with a flower in the title.
☙ Compost - Read a book that you've already read to re-use it for a new purpose.
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Tales of a Redheaded Sea-Witch by J.E. Hunter 11/04/18 (iBooks)
3 Carbon Credit Tasks
Total of Level 1 Carbon Credits: 19
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1. Ice by M.S. Watson 21/04/18 (iBooks)
2. Prince of Wolves by Quinn Loftis 28/04/18 (iBooks)
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1. The Fate of the Tearling by Erika Johansen 10/04/18 (Audiobook)
2. Daughters of the Storm by Kim Wilkins 22/04/18 (Audiobooks)
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1. Red Velvet: A Four of Fallon Novella by Zara Steen 19/04/18 (iBooks)
2. Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi 10/05/18 (BorrowBox app)
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This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab 15/05/18 (eBook)
☙ Visit a farmers market - Read a book set on a farm.
4 Carbon Credit Tasks
Total of Level 1 Carbon Credits: 0
☙ Build up the local environment - Read 2 books that are 4+ in their series.
1.
2.
☙ Plant a vegetable garden - Find 10 veggie names in a book. (Names may be repeated)
☙ Install solar panels - Read a book with a sun on the cover and a book that is set in a sunny climate.
1.
2.
☙ Clean Naturally - Clean your house naturally by reading 2 books with different essential oils in their text.
1.
2.
☙ Donate your time - Read a book that spans at least 3 years.
5 Carbon Credit Tasks:
Total of Level 1 Carbon Credits: 20
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T - A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray 05/05/18 (Borrowbox)
R - Reverse Haram (series title) Primals by Lexy Timms 16/05/18 (iBooks)
E - Elaine A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas 21/05/18
E - Evie (protagonist) Deceptions by Isabelle Arocho 22/05/18 (iBooks)
☙ Speak out - Read 4 books, each from a different genre that all have the same first letter in the title (A, An, The can be ignored if desired.)
1.
2.
3.
4.
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A Viking's Peace by Zoe York 18/04/18 (iBook)
☙ Setup a windmill for energy - Read a book with wind in the title or series and a book with something tall on the cover.
1.
2.
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Playing For Keeps by Liz Matis 15/04/18 (Kindle)
I am a Community Leader. Woo!
Mod
💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚 Earth Day Challenge 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚 April - June.1 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Save a tree - Read a book with a tree on the cover. A Wrinkle in Time 30/5/18 ★★★★
☙ Ride your bike - Read a book where someone travels for a living. Beautiful Chaos 6/6/18 ★★★★
☙ Celebrate the day - The Hollow Hills 7/6/18 ★★★★
☙ Celebrate the Earth - starts with the letter R. Roses White, Roses Red: A Gay Fairy Tale 8/6/18 ★★
2 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Live green - Read a book with a mostly green cover. Howl's Moving Castle 5/6/18 ★★★★★
☙ Learn about the Earth - Furry United Coalition Bundle 4/6/18 ★★★★★
☙ Plant Wildflowers - Doctor Who: The Stone Rose 5/6/18 ★★★
☙ Compost - Read a book that you've already read to re-use it for a new purpose. Heartless 10/6/18 ★★★
☙ Save water - Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy 11/6/18 ★★★★★
3 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Bring your own bags - Read 2 books where one title "fits" inside the other.
5/6/18 ★★★,
6/6/18 ★★★☙ Pick up Trash - Read 2 books that have been on your to-read shelf for over a year.
23/6/18 ★★★★,
25/6/18 ★★★★★☙ Pull Weeds - where someone fights against the "bad guys". Hunters of the Dusk 26/6/18 ★★★★★
4 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Build up the local environment - Read 2 books that are 4+ in their series.
29/5/18 ★★★★.
18/6/18 ★★★★☙ Plant a vegetable garden - Herding Cats 5/6/18 ★★★★
☙ Install solar panels - Merlin's Mirror 27/6/18 ★★★★
☙ Donate your time - Saga, Vol. 5 17/6/18 ★★★
5 Carbon Credit Tasks:
T - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 19/6/18 ★★★★★
R - Ranma ½, Vol. 1 (Ranma ½ 22/6/18 ★★★★★
E - Welcome to Hell 19/6/18 ★★★★★
E - Hell's Kitty 9/6/18 ★★★★
☙ Create a Plan B - Read a book that's set on another planet. Alien Mate Bundle 30/6/18 ★★★★★
☙ Donate your money - with someone who has a lot of money. House of Many Ways 29/6/18 ★★★★
Mod
Lots of options, so we'll see how far I can get.Dates: April 3 - June 3
Current Credits: 0
☙ Plant a tree - Spell out the word TREE using spell-it-out rules.
T -
R -
E - Everyman (from library)
E -
I'm fuzzy on some of the rules. Do I get a +1 for every book I borrow or read online? Also, can books be used for multiple tasks (i.e., if there were a lot of vegetables mentioned in the book above that is used as the E in TREE)?
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Earth Day Challenge
There is no Planet B! Help save the Earth by participating in a variety of environmentally friendly reading challenges.
Earn carbon credits by completing tasks and see what type of environmental activist you can be. Each task can only be completed once.
Time: Two Months
Levels:
☙ World Speaker - 75 Carbon Credits
☙ Community Leader - 50 Carbon Credits
☙ Tree Hugger - 25 Carbon Credits
☙ Recycler - 10 Carbon Credits
Tasks
Earn an extra carbon credit per book read that is a borrowed book or a digital book.
1 Carbon Credit Tasks:
(view spoiler)[
☙ Save a tree - Read a book with a tree on the cover.
☙ Walk to work - Read a book with a verb in the title.
☙ Ride your bike - Read a book where someone travels for a living.
☙ Celebrate the day - Read a book that has 22 as part of the page numbers. (Example: 422 pages, or 229 pages, etc.)
☙ Celebrate the Earth - Read a book that starts with the letter E, A, R, T or H.
(hide spoiler)]
2 Carbon Credit Tasks:
(view spoiler)[
☙ Live green - Read a book with a mostly green cover.
☙ Learn about the Earth - Read a science book.
☙ Plant Wildflowers - Read a book with a flower in the title.
☙ Compost - Read a book that you've already read to re-use it for a new purpose.
☙ Save water - Read a book that's set at sea or where someone captains a ship or boat.
(hide spoiler)]
3 Carbon Credit Tasks:
(view spoiler)[
☙ Bring your own bags - Read 2 books where one title "fits" inside the other. (All of the letters of one book title are in the other one.) Example: Mine is inside A Straight Line to My Heart.
☙ Pick up Trash - Read 2 books that have been on your to-read shelf for over a year.
☙ Go Organic - Go back to basics by reading 2 books that are the first in their series.
☙ Pull Weeds - Read a book where someone fights against the "bad guys".
☙ Visit a farmers market - Read a book set on a farm.
(hide spoiler)]
4 Carbon Credit Tasks:
(view spoiler)[
☙ Build up the local environment - Read 2 books that are 4+ in their series.
☙ Plant a vegetable garden - Find 10 veggie names in a book. (Names may be repeated)
☙ Install solar panels - Read a book with a sun on the cover and a book that is set in a sunny climate.
☙ Clean Naturally - Clean your house naturally by reading 2 books with different essential oils in their text.
☙ Donate your time - Read a book that spans at least 3 years.
(hide spoiler)]
5 Carbon Credit Tasks:
(view spoiler)[
☙ Plant a tree - Spell out the word TREE using spell-it-out rules.
☙ Speak out - Read 4 books, each from a different genre that all have the same first letter in the title (A, An, The can be ignored if desired.)
☙ Create a Plan B - Read a book that's set on another real planet.
☙ Setup a windmill for energy - Read a book with wind in the title or series and a book with something tall on the cover.
☙ Donate your money - Read a book with someone who has a lot of money.
(hide spoiler)]
Spell-It-Out Rules: Read books to spell out the word(s) using
◈ the first letter in the book's title
◈ the first letter in the series
◈ the first letter in the author's, translator's or narrator's first or last name
◈ the first letter of a character's first, last, or nick-name
As always, if the first letter of a title starts with an indefinite or definite article ('A', 'An', 'The', etc.), you may use the first letter of the second word in the title to spell out your chosen word.