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I have been reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone so that'll go under the Pets category (or if I don't finish The Martian, then the first one it is).
May I Have a Challenge in MayBook Goal: #10
Books I Read: #10
Categories Completed: #9
X 01. May the 4th.
Read a book from a setting of a world, place that is not something we would see now (fantasy, dystopia, futuristic, or even historical fiction).
An Evil Eye by Jason Goodwin. 4 stars. 5/18/16. This takes place in early 19th century Turkey, a whole other world, historical fiction.
X 02. May I Cinco de Mayo?
Read a book from a country or nationality that is not yours.
A Fine Balance by Robinton Mistry. 5 stars. 5/7/16.
X 03. May I love my mom (Mother's Day)?
Read a book with a mother figure.
Big Little Lies by Lianne Moriarty. 5 stars. 5/18/16
So many mothers in this book!
Dear Mr. You by Mary-Louise Parker. 4.5 stars. 5/22/16 The author is a mother and enjoys her children immensely.
X 04. May I honor the Armed Forces Day/ Memorial Day?
Read a book with a person that is or was in the military.
The Last Mile by David Baldacci. 4.5 stars. 5/6/16.
X X 05. May I adore Pets (National Pet Month)?
Read a book with a Pet, from animals to mythical creatures.
Pax by Sara Pennypacker. 4 stars. 5/14/16 The pet is a fox, orphaned at 2 weeks
06. May I Get Caught Reading?
Read a book aloud to someone (or something). Who did you read to?
X 07. May I please remember this quote?
This is the only category with the exception to the rules of a book not having more than 1 category. The exception is also only allowed if there is more than 3 quotes here from different books.
Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World. by Sy Montgomery. 4 stars. 5/8/16.
X 08. May I just read?
Readers Choice.
The Midnight Assassin: Panic, Scandal, and the Hunt for America's First Serial Killer by Skip Hollandsworth. 4.5 stars. 5/4/16
X 09. Readers Choice.
Bird Brains: Inside the Strange Minds of Our Fine Feathered Friends by Budd Titlow. 4 stars. 5/7/16
X 10. Readers Choice.
The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie. 3 stars. 5/27/16
The Golem and the Ginni
May I Have a Challenge in MayBook Goal: #7
Books I Read: 7
Categories Completed: #7
✔01. May the 4th.
Read a Science Fiction book
OR
Read a book from a setting of a world, place that is not something we would see now (fantasy, dystopia, futuristic, or even historical fiction).
Cress by Marissa Meyers, 4****s, 5-16-16
✔02. May I Cinco de Mayo?
Read a book from a country or nationality that is not yours.
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, 3***s, 5-3-16
✔03. May I love my mom (Mother's Day)?
Read a book with a mother figure.
My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman, 4****s, 5-6-16
04. May I honor the Armed Forces Day/ Memorial Day?
Read a book with a person that is or was in the military.
OR
Read a book that's cover is from a military branch. (Navy: Navy Blue, Grey, Black. etc).
✔05. May I adore Pets (National Pet Month)?
Read a book with a Pet, from animals to mythical creatures.
Raymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamillo, 4****s, 5-9-16
06. May I Get Caught Reading?
Read a book aloud to someone (or something). Who did you read to?
07. May I please remember this quote?
This is the only category with the exception to the rules of a book not having more than 1 category. The exception is also only allowed if there is more than 3 quotes here from different books.
✔08. May I just read?
Readers Choice.
The Revenant by Michael Punke, 3***s, 5-9-16
✔09. Readers Choice.
Bone Gap by Laura Ruby, 1*, 5-9-16
✔10. Readers Choice.
The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald, 3***s, 5-16-16
Michelle wrote: "I'm going to be reading The Martian pretty soon with my mom. Hopefully I can finish reading it for this challenge for the first category.I have been reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone ..."
I think you'll love The Martian!
May I Have a Challenge in May Finished 5/22/16Book Goal: #10
Books I Read: #10
Categories Completed: 10
✔ 01. May the 4th.
Read a Science Fiction book
OR
Read a book from a setting of a world, place that is not something we would see now (fantasy, dystopia, futuristic, or even historical fiction).
The Last Kashmiri Rose by Barbara Cleverly - 5/9/16 - 5★'s
✔ 02. May I Cinco de Mayo?
Read a book from a country or nationality that is not yours.
Britt-Marie Was Hereby Fredrik Backman - 5/8/16 - 4.5★'s - From Sweden
✔ 03. May I love my mom (Mother's Day)?
Read a book with a mother figure.
My Sunshine Away y M.O. Walsh - 5/2/16 - 3★'s
✔ 04. May I honor the Armed Forces Day/ Memorial Day?
Read a book with a person that is or was in the military.
OR
Read a book that's cover is from a military branch. (Navy: Navy Blue, Grey, Black. etc).
The Sacred Stone by Clive Cussler - 5/16/16 - 5★'s
✔ 05. May I adore Pets (National Pet Month)?
Read a book with a Pet, from animals to mythical creatures.
The Ice Twins by S.K. Tremayne - 5/1/16 - 5★'s ❤
✔ 06. May I Get Caught Reading?
Cry of The Cat by R.L. Stein - 5/22/16 -
Read a book aloud to someone (or something). Who did you read to?
My little 9 year old reading buddy. Took some real talking to get him to let me read it to him since he discovered he really does like to read:)
✔ 07. May I please remember this quote?
This is the only category with the exception to the rules of a book not having more than 1 category. The exception is also only allowed if there is more than 3 quotes here from different books.
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by April G. Tucholke - 5/17/16 - 2.5★'s
"You stop fearing the devil if you're holding his hand."
✔ 08. May I just read?
Readers Choice.
Sweet Lamb of Heaven by Lydia Millet - 5/14/16 - 2.5★'s
✔ 09. Readers Choice.
City of The Lost by Kelley Armstrong - 5/11/16 - 3.5★'s
✔ 10. Readers Choice.
The Necromancer's House by Christopher Buehlman - 5/14/16 - 2.5★'s
Done :)
May I Have a Challenge in May--- Finshed, Met my goal and moreBook Goal: #5
Books I Read: #9
Categories Completed: #9
✔01. May the 4th.
Read a Science Fiction book
OR
Read a book from a setting of a world, place that is not something we would see now (fantasy, dystopia, futuristic, or even historical fiction).
---Year of Wonders by Geraldine brooks 4★'s
✔ 02. May I Cinco de Mayo?
Read a book from a country or nationality that is not yours.---Egypt.
---The Cat of Bubastes by G. A. Henty 4.5★'s
✔ 03. May I love my mom (Mother's Day)?
Read a book with a mother figure.
---Elizabeth Is Missing by Emma Healey...3.5★'s
✔ 04. May I honor the Armed Forces Day/ Memorial Day?
Read a book with a person that is or was in the military.
OR
Read a book that's cover is from a military branch. (Navy: Navy Blue, Grey, Black. etc).---British Military
---Forge by Laurie Halse Anderson---3★'s
✔ 05. May I adore Pets (National Pet Month)?
Read a book with a Pet, from animals to mythical creatures. Martha, a Collie who is a pet to Lindsay Boxer, mentioned throughout the series.
---15th Affair by James Patterson 4★'s
✔ 06. May I Get Caught Reading?
Read a book allowed to someone (or something). Who did you read to?--- My twenty-year-old Granddaughter
---Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury---4★'s
07. May I please remember this quote?
This is the only category with the exception to the rules of a book not having more than 1 category. The exception is also only allowed if there is more than 3 quotes here from different books.
✔08. May I just read?
Readers Choice.
---The Taming of The Shrew by W. Shakespeare 5★'s
✔ 09. Readers Choice.
---The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett 3★'s
✔ 10. Readers Choice.
---Stolen Lives by Malika Oufkir 4★
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May I Have a Challenge in MayBook Goal: 10
Books I Read: 8
Categories Completed: 8
01. May the 4th.
Read a Science Fiction book
OR
Read a book from a setting of a world, place that is not something we would see now (fantasy, dystopia, futuristic, or even historical fiction).
02. May I Cinco de Mayo?
Read a book from a country or nationality that is not yours.
03. May I love my mom (Mother's Day)?
Read a book with a mother figure.
04. May I honor the Armed Forces Day/ Memorial Day?
Read a book with a person that is or was in the military.
OR
Read a book that's cover is from a military branch. (Navy: Navy Blue, Grey, Black. etc).
05. May I adore Pets (National Pet Month)?
Read a book with a Pet, from animals to mythical creatures.
06. May I Get Caught Reading?
Read a book allowed to someone (or something). Who did you read to?
07. May I please remember this quote?
This is the only category with the exception to the rules of a book not having more than 1 category. The exception is also only allowed if there is more than 3 quotes here from different books.
08. May I just read?
Readers Choice.
09. Readers Choice.
10. Readers Choice.
Michelle wrote: "Inspired by my last May challenge and from you lovely friends here that have asked for the May challenge.This challenge is for all those books you've read from May 1st to May 31st.
May I Have a ..."
Michelle, for the read-aloud book do we need to read the full 100+ pages aloud to someone, or could it be just a portion of the book? Or a shorter book?
Michelle, I'm not sure I understand #7 about the quote. Exactly what do you want here? Thanks!
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Well, I'm late to the challenge but I want to do some of them. Well, I didn't get them all done but I got 6 done. Now onto June's challenge.May I Have a Challenge in May
Book Goal: 10
Books I Read: 6
Categories Completed: 6
01. May the 4th.
William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope--Ian Doerscher--finished 5/27/16
02. May I Cinco de Mayo?
Read a book from a country or nationality that is not yours.
03. May I love my mom (Mother's Day)?
Read a book with a mother figure.
04. May I honor the Armed Forces Day/ Memorial Day?
Read a book with a person that is or was in the military.
OR
Read a book that's cover is from a military branch. (Navy: Navy Blue, Grey, Black. etc).
05. May I adore Pets (National Pet Month)?
Big Bad Detective Agency--Bruce Hale--finished 5/12/16
06. May I Get Caught Reading?
Read a book allowed to someone (or something). Who did you read to?
07. May I please remember this quote?
A History of Loneliness--John Boyne--finished 5/23/16
But once, in his anger, Aidan had asked me whether I thought I had wasted my life, and I had told him no. No, I had not. But I had been wrong. And Tom Cardle has been right. For I had known everything, right from the start, and never acted on any of it. I had blocked it from my mind time and again, refused to recognize what was staring me in the face. I had said nothing when I should have spoken out, convincing myself that I was a man of higher character. I had been complicit in all their crimes, and people had suffered because of me. I had wasted my life. I had wasted every moment of my life. And the final irony was that it had taken a convicted pedophile to show me that in my silence, I was just as guilty as the rest of them.
08. May I just read?
The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend--Katarina Bivald--finished 5/15/16
09. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans And Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics--Daniel James Brown--finished 5/22/16
10. Turn Right at the Trojan Horse--Brad Herzog--finished 5/12/16
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This challenge is for all those books you've read from May 1st to May 31st.
May I Have a Challenge in May
Book Goal: #
Books I Read: #
Categories Completed: #
01. May the 4th.
Read a Science Fiction book
OR
Read a book from a setting of a world, place that is not something we would see now (fantasy, dystopia, futuristic, or even historical fiction).
02. May I Cinco de Mayo?
Read a book from a country or nationality that is not yours.
03. May I love my mom (Mother's Day)?
Read a book with a mother figure.
04. May I honor the Armed Forces Day/ Memorial Day?
Read a book with a person that is or was in the military.
OR
Read a book that's cover is from a military branch. (Navy: Navy Blue, Grey, Black. etc).
05. May I adore Pets (National Pet Month)?
Read a book with a Pet, from animals to mythical creatures.
06. May I Get Caught Reading?
Read a book allowed to someone (or something). Who did you read to?
07. May I please remember this quote?
This is the only category with the exception to the rules of a book not having more than 1 category. The exception is also only allowed if there is more than 3 quotes here from different books.
08. May I just read?
Readers Choice.
09. Readers Choice.
10. Readers Choice.