Back To School: College Edition

[Bonita]

BACK TO SCHOOL
THE COLLEGE EDITION
9/1/16 - No Deadline


Rules: books should be 150+ pages in length, all formats count, rereads are ok, but you must reread the entire book & not just skim. Each book will only count for one task or letter. When you finish a book, please post a link to the title and the author, rate it if you like. For the Spell challenges you may use the title (exclude a, an, the, etc), or the authors first OR last initial (no middle names or initials.)

Level: Doctorate - 4 tasks per subject


The Subjects: (Spelling)

Chemistry is sometimes called the central science because it bridges other natural sciences, including physics, geology and biology.

**Spell: TEST TUBE (8)
T This Heart of Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 9/6/16
E The End by Lemony Snicket 9/1/16
S A Stranger in Paradise by Tianna Xander 9/1/16
T Tymber Dalton - Cardinal's Rule 12/10/16

T Talking Dirty with the CEO by Jackie Ashenden 9/28/16
U Undersold by B.B. Hamel 9/11/16
B Bella Andre - Game for Seduction 9/9/16
E Elizabeth Lowell - Running Scared 9/16/16

Geography is the study of places and the relationships between people and their environments

**Spell MARKERS (7)
M Maggie Sefton - Cast On, Kill Off 9/22/16
A Arend, Vivian - Rocky Mountain Freedom 9/14/16
R Rescue Me by Jaci Burton 9/25/16
K Kenyon, Sherrilyn - Sins of the Night 9/18/16
E Elle Kennedy - The Deal 9/29/16
R Robyn Carr - Second Chance Pass 10/22/16
S Sandra Brown - Led Astray 12/17/17

Music is an art form and cultural activity whose medium is sound and silence.

**Spell: RECORDER (8)
R Rick Yancey - The Last Star 10/26/16
E Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon 3/23/17
C The Cowgirl Ropes a Billionaire by Cora Seton 10/10/16
O Otto Penzler - The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories 9/27/16
R Rhonda Lee Carver - Second Chance Cowboy 10/27/16
D Diana Gabaldon - Voyager 10/2/16
E Enemies on Tap by Avery Flynn 4/13/17
R Redeeming Zorus by Laurann Dohner 10/15/16

Psychology is really a very new science, with most advances happening over the past 150 years or so. However, its origins can be traced back to ancient Greece, 400 – 500 years BC.

**Spell KLEENEX (7)
K Karen Marie Moning - The Highlander's Touch 10/30/16
L The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis 11/8/16
E Evanovich, Janet - Turbo Twenty-Three 11/23/16
E Evanovich, Janet - Curious Minds 12/6/16
N Nauti Boy by Lora Leigh 9/23/16
E Emma Storm - Temptation 1/19/17
X Xiaolong, Qiu - When Red Is Black 10/4/16

Astronomy is one of the oldest sciences. The early civilizations in recorded history, such as the Babylonians, Greeks, Indians, Egyptians, Nubians, Iranians, Chinese, and Maya performed methodical observations of the night sky.

**Spell: TELESCOPE (9)
T The Thrill of Victory by Sandra Brown 11/6/16
E Evanovich, Janet - The Heist 1/27/17
L Lyn Hamilton - The Xibalba Murders 12/13/16
E Evanovich, Janet - The Chase 2/12/17
S Steve, Berry - The King's Deception 11/11/16
C Cora Seton - The Sheriff Catches a Bride 10/24/16
O Olivia Cunning - Hot Ticket 11/13/16
P Probst, Jennifer - The Marriage Bargain 10/8/16
E Even Witches Get the Blues by J.D. Winters 1/29/17

Accounting: Mathematics is essential in many fields, including natural science, engineering, medicine, finance and the social sciences. Applied mathematics has led to entirely new mathematical disciplines, such as statistics and game theory. Mathematicians also engage in pure mathematics, or mathematics for its own sake, without having any application in mind.

**Spell – ABACUS (6)
A Angela Verdenius - The Virgin Sex Queen 11/3/16
B Butcher, Jim - Grave Peril 9/10/16
A Anderson, Catherine - Silver Thaw 11/9/16
C C.S. Lewis - The Magician's Nephew 10/27/16
U Unleash the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon 12/29/16
S Sweet Surrender by Maya Banks 10/12/16

Language is the ability to acquire and use complex systems of communication, particularly the human ability to do so, and a language is any specific example of such a system

**Spell – DICTIONARY (10)
D Dream a Little Dream by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 9/20/16
I If Only They Could Talk by James Herriot 9/9/16
C Celebration by Fern Michaels 11/7/16
T A Table for Three by Lainey Reese 11/26/16
I It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet by James Herriot 9/20/16
O Olivia Cunning - Loving on Borrowed Time 11/21/16
N Nalini Singh - Angels' Blood 9/30/16
A Accidentally Married To The Billionaire - Part 3 by Sierra Rose 11/6/16
R Rick Yancey - The Last Star 10/26/16
Y Yancey, Rick - The 5th Wave 10/19/16

Technology is the collection of techniques, skills, methods and processes used in the production of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objectives, such as scientific investigation.

**Spell: LAPTOP (6)
L Lexi Blake - A Dom is Forever 10/20/16
A Andersen, Susan - Head Over Heels 11/21/16
P Patton's Way by Jenny Penn 12/17/16
T Toni Blake - Letters to a Secret Lover 11/17/16
O On His Terms by Sierra Cartwright 11/24/16
P Patti Smith - M Train 11/21/16

Religious studies originated in the 19th century, when scholarly and historical analysis of the Bible had flourished, and Hindu and Buddhist texts were first being translated into European languages.

**Spell: BIBLE (5)
B Berry, Steve - The Jefferson Key 10/14/16
I The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey 10/24/16
B Bill Bryson - A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail 12/13/16
L Lewis, C.S. - The Horse and His Boy 10/28/16
E Elemental Pleasure by Mari Carr 4/20/17

Earth sciences: Earth, the third planet from the sun, is the fifth largest planet in the solar system; only the gas giants Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are bigger. Earth is the largest of the terrestrial planets of the inner solar system, bigger than Mercury, Venus and Mars.

Spell: GLOBE (5)
G The Gratitude Diaries: How a Year Looking on the Bright Side Can Transform Your Life by Janice Kaplan 12/6/16
L Lewis, C.S. - Prince Caspian 10/30/16
O Oak, Sophie - Sirens in Bliss 10/23/16
B Billy Crystal - Still Foolin' 'Em: Where I've Been, Where I'm Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys 11/17/16
E Evanovich, Janet - The Job 5/25/17

Writing is a medium of human communication that represents language and emotion through the inscription or recording of signs and symbols. In most languages, writing is a complement to speech or spoken language

**Spell: THESAURUS (9)
T Todd Brewster - Lincoln's Gamble: How the Emancipation Proclamation Changed the Course of the Civil War 12/8/16
H Honor Bound by Sandra Brown 11/14/16
E The Emerald City of Oz by L. Frank Baum 6/28/17
S Seduction by Design by Sandra Brown 11/1/16
A Ann Mayburn - The Breaker's Concubine 12/1/16
U Unexpected by Maisey Yates 2/23/17
R Rick Riordan - The Sea of Monsters 11/14/16
U Under His Command by Kristine Cayne 3/4/17
S Sinclair, Cherise - Mischief and the Masters 11/23/16

Medicine has existed for thousands of years, during most of which it was an art (an area of skill and knowledge) frequently having connections to the religious and philosophical beliefs of local culture.

**Spell: LAB COAT (7)
L Lewis, C.S. - The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 11/2/16
A Angelou, Maya - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 12/5/16
B Blakely, Lauren - The Sexy One 12/24/16

C Contest by Matthew Reilly 10/30/16
O Olivia Cunning - Rock Hard 10/7/16
A Agatha Christie - They Do It with Mirrors 9/27/16
T Ten Good Reasons by Lauren Christopher 1/9/17

Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits.

**Spell: BINDER (6)
B Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin by Jill Lepore 11/29/16
I I Love Bad Boys by Lori Foster 9/20/16
N Naomi Miller - Blueberry Cupcake Mystery 2/15/17
D David Shields - Salinger 11/12/16
E Emma Chizzit and the Napa Nemesis by Mary Bowen Hall 7/4/17
R Roald Dahl - Boy: Tales of Childhood 11/29/16

Criminal justice
~~ Criminal justice is the system of practices and institutions of governments directed at upholding social control, deterring and mitigating crime, or sanctioning those who violate laws with criminal penalties and rehabilitation efforts.

**Spell: BRIEFCASE (9)
B Blake, Lexi - The Men with the Golden Cuffs 9/26/16
R Regina in the Sun by R.G. Alexander 12/13/16
I Ibrahim, Laila - Yellow Crocus 11/16/16
E Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton 7/17/17
F First Star I See Tonight by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 10/16/16
C Close Knit Killer by Maggie Sefton 11/13/16
A Andrews, Ilona - Origins 12/21/16
S The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis 11/7/16
E Emma by Jane Austen 8/9/17

[Bonita]

The Subjects: (Tasks 1-3)



I've decided to discontinue this portion of the challenge.

[Joann]

Finished my Masters Degree - 3 tasks per subject!

The Subjects:

Chemistry 3 / 3 tasks completed
**Cover – read a book with a bridge on cover
Read a book where a main character works/studies in the field of chemistry OR a book you can justify fits this subject Haunted Ground - MC is a pathologist who uses a lot of chemistry in her research
**Read a book with characters who have a strong chemistry Second Grave on the Left

Geography 3 / 3 tasks completed
**Cover: read a book with a map of some sort
**Read a book where there is a lot of travel The Travelling Tea Shop
**Spell MARKERS (7)
M Molly MacRae - Last Wool and Testament
A -And Only to Deceive
R - Riggs - Library of Souls
K - Karen White - The House on Tradd Street
E - Everyone Brave is Forgiven
R - Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen
S - St. James - The Haunting of Maddy Clare


Music 3 / 3 tasks completed
**Cover: read a book with something musical on it - an old record player
**Read a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits) Finding Noel MC is guitar player and teacher
**Read a book where there is a music concert Life Is Good: The Book

Psychology - 3/3 task completed
Cover – read a book with something “Greek” – a statue, the flag, OR a cover that is only blue & white - Mary Stewart - 4/7/17
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits) - The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes - MC is a Psychologist
**Read a book set in Greece And the Mountains Echoed

Astronomy - 3/3 tasks completed
**Cover: read a book with stars, moons, asteroids, anything found in space
**Read a book by an author originally from Greece, India, Egypt, Iran, or China The Story Hour - born in India
**Spell: TELESCOPE (9)
T Turbo Twenty-Three
E Evanovich - The Pursuit
L Lisa Lutz - The Passenger
E Elery Adams - Pies and Prejudice
S The Skull Beneath the Skin
C Carr - India Black
O Osborne - Haunted Waters
P Practical Magic
E The Edge of Lost

Accounting: 3/3 tasks completed
**Cover: a book with a number on the cover
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject MC is an accountant who works for the IRS - Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure - Diane Kelly - read 3/6/17
**Read a book where there are statistics somewhere in the storyAll Good Deeds

Language 3 / 3 tasks completed
**Cover – Read a book with a landmark on the cover from a country where English is NOT the main language Elusive - Venice, Italy
Read a book with a main character that works or studies the subject OR a book that you can justify for this subject Against the Tide MC works as a translator of multiple languages
**Read a book where the main character can speak more than one language The History of Love

Technology 3 / 3 tasks completed
**Cover: read a book with some form of technology on it – (computer, e-reader, stereo, etc)) -Death Comes eCalling - Leslie O’Kane - 8/3/17
**Read a book with a main character that works or studies the subject OR a book that you can justify for this subject (tell us how it works) A Robot in the Garden
**Read a book where use of technology is important The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Religious studies 3/3 tasks completed
**Cover: read a book with a religious symbol of any kind
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject Jane Eyre - lots of study of the bible and such and characters who were church figures
**Read a book where religion is important to the plotHallowed Bones

Earth sciences: 3 / 3 tasks completed
**Cover: read a book with a cover with an outdoor scene
**Read a book that is set outdoors Track of the Cat
Spell: GLOBE (5)
G The Gray and Guilty Sea
L The Lemoncholy Life of Annie Aster
O The Ocean at the End of the Lane
B Bourbon - Deadly Patterns
E Enslen - A Field of Red

Writing 3/3 task completed
**Read a book with an main character who works or studies the subject OR a book you can justify works with this subject (tell us how it fits) My Name Is Lucy Barton - MC is an author
**Read a book that you found to be well written (this is opinion based, but please tell us why you think so) The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - I think the author did a great job of telling an awful tale in a lighthearted, almost witty, way. War stories told in a very readable, enjoyable fashion is a rarity.
**Spell: THESAURUS (9)
T Trouble in Spades
H Hallowed Bones
E Every Witch Way But Wicked
S Swendson - Damsel Under Stress
A Armed and Fabulous
U A Useful Woman
R Robert Bryzinda - Coco Pinchard, The Consequences Of Love And Sex
U Until Proven Guilty - J.A. Jance - 3/21/17
S Steve Patterson - The Book of Letters I Didn't Know Where to Send

Medicine - - 3 / 3 tasks completed
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject Lilac Girls
**Read a book where someone needs medical attention Sea Change
**Spell: LAB COAT (7)
L Louise Penny - Still Life
A Any Witch Way You Can
B Blackwell - Give Up the Ghost
C Charms and Chocolate Chips
O Orphan Train
A T. Austin - Diner Knock Out
T - Tracey Guzeman - The Gravity of Birds

Education 3 tasks completed
**Cover – read a book with a child on the cover
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies the subject Flowers in the Snow - important character is a teacher
**Read a YA bookGirl, Stolen

Criminal justice - 3/3 task completed
**Cover: read a book with a police officer, judge, lawyer or criminal on the cover Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes Denise Grover Swank - Mar 12/17 -she's in handcuffs on cover
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject Engaged in Death - Three main characters are lawyers
**Read a book where a character goes through the legal system These Things Hidden

[Sam]

Back To School: College Edition
Duration: 9/1/16-2/28/18
Level: High School - 1 task per subject

Rules: books should be 150+ pages in length, all formats count, rereads are ok, but you must reread the entire book & not just skim. Each book will only count for one task or letter. When you finish a book, please post a link to the title and the author, rate it if you like. For the Spell challenges you may use the title (exclude a, an, the, etc), or the authors first OR last initial (no middle names or initials.)

Chemistry is sometimes called the central science because it bridges other natural sciences, including physics, geology and biology. **Spell: TEST TUBE (9)

T: Tales of the Otherworld- Kelley Armstrong- 9/4/16
E: East- Edith Pattou- 12/24/16
S: Spellbinder- Melanie Rawn- 9/24/16
T: The Trouble with Demons- Lisa Shearin- 9/14/16

T: Twice Tempted- Jeaniene Frost- 9/19/16
U: Unholy Ghosts- Stacia Kane- 10/14/16
B: Broken- Kelley Armstrong- 9/3/16
E: Eleventh Grave in Moonlight- Darynda Jones- 1/24/17

Geography is the study of places and the relationships between people and their environments. **Spell MARKERS (7)

M: Mortal Ties- Eileen Wilks- 9/5/16
A: Apprentice in Death- J.D. Robb- 9/6/16
R: The Rosie Effect- Graeme Simsion- 9/22/16
K: Kiss of Crimson- Lara Adrian- 10/3/16
E: Eight Cousins- Louisa May Alcott- 11/26/16
R: Ritual Magic- Eileen Wilks- 10/22/16
S: Sorcerer's Legacy- Janny Wurts- 9/28/16

Music is an art form and cultural activity whose medium is sound and silence. **Spell: RECORDER (8)

R: Red Queen- Victoria Aveyard- 9/17/16
E: The Eyre Affair- Jasper Fforde- 9/11/16
C: Closer to the Chest- Mercedes Lackey- 10/11/16
O: Obsidian- Jennifer L. Armentrout- 9/25/16
R: The Restorer- Amanda Stevens- 9/30/16
D: Daughter of the Forest- Juliet Marillier- 9/1/16
E: Eragon- Christopher Paolini- 11/8/16
R: The Rosie Project- Graeme Simsion- 9/22/16

Psychology is really a very new science, with most advances happening over the past 150 years or so. However, its origins can be traced back to ancient Greece, 400 – 500 years BC. **Spell KLEENEX (7)

K: Kisses from Hell-Kristin Cast- 10/26/16
L: Little Face- Sophie Hannah- 10/29/16
E: Evil Under the Sun- Agatha Christie- 2/28/17
E: Etched in Bone- Anne Bishop- 3/8/17
N: Not His Dragon- Annie Nicholas- 9/7/16
E: Embraced by Darkness- Keri Arthur- 4/18/17
X: X in Flight- Karen Rivers- 9/8/16

Astronomy is one of the oldest sciences. The early civilizations in recorded history, such as the Babylonians, Greeks, Indians, Egyptians, Nubians, Iranians, Chinese, and Maya performed methodical observations of the night sky. **Spell: TELESCOPE (9)

T: Throne of Glass- Sarah J. Maas- 10/31/16
E: Ever the Hunted- Erin Summerill- 8/9/17
L: Living with the Dead- Kelley Armstrong- 12/6/16
E: Emily of New Moon- L.M. Montgomery- 9/29/17
S: The Second Book of Swords- Fred Saberhagen- 11/11/16
C: Caught Dead in Philadelphia- Gillian Roberts- 11/10/16
O: Onyx- Jennifer L. Armentrout- 10/15/16
P: Poison Study- Maria V. Snyder- 9/19/16
E: Every Heart a Doorway- Seanan McGuire- 11/11/17

Accounting: Mathematics is essential in many fields, including natural science, engineering, medicine, finance and the social sciences. Applied mathematics has led to entirely new mathematical disciplines, such as statistics and game theory. Mathematicians also engage in pure mathematics, or mathematics for its own sake, without having any application in mind. **Spell – ABACUS (6)

A: Angelfall- Susan Ee- 9/30/16
B: Bloody Bones- Laurell K. Hamilton- 9/20/16
A: Artemis Fowl- Eoin Colfer- 10/23/16
C: Crimson Death- Laurell K. Hamilton- 12/11/16
U: Unhidden- Dina Given- 1/24/17
S: Semi-Charmed- Isabel Jordan- 11/15/16

Language is the ability to acquire and use complex systems of communication, particularly the human ability to do so, and a language is any specific example of such a system. **Spell – DICTIONARY (10)

D: Deadly Remains- Katherine Bayless- 11/2/16
I: I'll Walk Alone- Mary Higgins Clark- 10/28/16
C: Crown of Midnight- Sarah J. Maas- 12/21/16
T: Two for the Dough- Janet Evanovich- 1/12/17
I: Ink and Bone- Rachel Caine- 12/14/16
O: Owl and the City of Angels- Kristi Charish- 12/8/16
N: No Humans Involved- Kelley Armstrong- 10/19/16
A: All Through the Night- Mary Higgins Clark- 12/17/16
R: Red Rising- Pierce Brown- 2/1/17
Y: You Slay Me- Katie MacAlister- 10/6/16

Technology is the collection of techniques, skills, methods and processes used in the production of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objectives, such as scientific investigation. **Spell: LAPTOP (6)

L: Love Bites- Lynsay Sands- 1/31/17
A: Anne of Green Gables- L.M. Montgomery- 11/26/16
P: Prey- Rachel Vincent- 10/5/16
T: The Trouble With Witches- Amanda M. Lee- 11/24/16
O: Owl and the Japanese Circus- Kristi Charish- 12/7/16
P: The Pact- Jodi Picoult- 10/10/16

Religious studies originated in the 19th century, when scholarly and historical analysis of the Bible had flourished, and Hindu and Buddhist texts were first being translated into European languages. **Spell: BIBLE (5)

B: Bylines & Skylines- Amanda M. Lee- 1/8/17
I: The Iron King- Julie Kagawa- 5/5/17
B: The Big Four- Agatha Christie- 3/4/17
L: Late Eclipses- Seanan McGuire- 5/30/17
E: Eldest- Christopher Paolini- 8/7/17

Earth sciences: Earth, the third planet from the sun, is the fifth largest planet in the solar system; only the gas giants Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are bigger. Earth is the largest of the terrestrial planets of the inner solar system, bigger than Mercury, Venus and Mars. Spell: GLOBE (5)

G: Ghostly Worries- Lily Harper Hart- 9/7/16
L: License to Ensorcell- Katharine Kerr- 10/4/16
O: One For The Money- Janet Evanovich- 9/26/16
B: Boundary Crossed- Melissa F. Olson- 9/16/16
E: Elizabeth's Legacy- Victor Kloss- 10/13/16

Writing is a medium of human communication that represents language and emotion through the inscription or recording of signs and symbols. In most languages, writing is a complement to speech or spoken language. **Spell: THESAURUS (9)

T: Tempting Evil- Keri Arthur- 10/24/16
H: Hell To Pay- J.C. Diem- 9/5/16
E: Echoes in Death- J.D. Robb- 2/8/17
S: Soulless- Gail Carriger- 10/1/16
A: A is for Alibi- Sue Grafton- 9/27/16
U: Unbinding- Eileen Wilks- 11/14/16
R: Reluctant Adept- Katherine Bayless- 11/5/16
U: Under a Silent Moon- Elizabeth Haynes- 12/1/16
S: Shifty Magic- Judy Teel- 10/12/16

Medicine has existed for thousands of years, during most of which it was an art (an area of skill and knowledge) frequently having connections to the religious and philosophical beliefs of local culture. **Spell: LAB COAT (7)

L: Let Me Call You Sweetheart- Mary Higgins Clark- 2/6/17
A: After the Funeral- Agatha Christie- 12/19/16
B: Breath of Fire- Amanda Bouchet- 1/6/17

C: A Court of Thorns and Roses- Sarah J. Maas- 12/23/16
O: Outfoxed by Love- Eve Langlais- 12/22/16
A: Awakening- S.J. Bolton- 12/30/16
T: A Tiger's Bride- Eve Langlais- 1/22/17

Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits. **Spell: BINDER (6)

B: Bastien- Tianna Xander- 1/1/17
I: If Looks Could Kill- Kate White- 1/26/17
N: Never- K.D. McEntire- 11/27/16
D: Deceiver's Bond- Katherine Bayless- 11/4/16
E: Elemental Flame- Phaedra Weldon- 7/9/17
R: Ready Player One- Ernest Cline- 3/14/17

Criminal justice is the system of practices and institutions of governments directed at upholding social control, deterring and mitigating crime, or sanctioning those who violate laws with criminal penalties and rehabilitation efforts. **Spell: BRIEFCASE (9)

B: Burnt Offerings- Laurell K. Hamilton- 12/4/16
R: The Red Box- Rex Stout- 1/7/17
I: I'll Be Seeing You: A Novel- Mary Higgins Clark- 10/7/16
E: Electric Night- Stacey Brutger- 2/15/18
F: Find Me When The Sun Goes Down- Lisa Olsen- 10/2/16
C: Conjuring Quantico- T.S. Paul- 12/15/16
A: An Artificial Night- Seanan McGuire- 11/25/16
S: Siren's Call- Devyn Quinn- 12/17/16
E: Elemental Soul- Phaedra Weldon- 2/28/18

[Sam]

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[Sam]

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[Creative Caprice]

Back to School-College Edition
Duration: Sept 1/16-May 31/17
Level: Associates Degree (2 tasks/subject)
Completed Subjects: 0/14
Completed: 2/?

Subjects:
1. Chemistry
2. Geography
3. Music
4. Psychology
5. Astronomy
6. Accounting
7. Language
**Read a book with a main character that works or studies the subject OR a book that you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
Olmec Obituary by L.J.M. Owen 09/07/16 ****
Without giving the plot away, a large part of the plot centers around deciphering an ancient Olmec cave inscription.

8. Technology
9. Religious Studies
10. Earth Sciences
11. Writing
12. Medicine
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
The Curse of the Bridal Chamber by Hunter Murphy 09/18/16 **
Has a main character who is a nurse.
13. Education
14. Criminal Justice

[Creative Caprice]

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Back to School-College Edition
Duration: Sept 1 2016 - Sept 30 2017
Level: Associates Degree 69/69


✔Chemistry
**Read a book you can justify fits this subject - She learns different poisons and how to spot them by smell/taste
Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder 1/24/17
**Read a book with characters who have a strong chemistry
Finding Snow by Alexa Riley 12/19/16

✔Geography
**Read a book where there is a lot of travel
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien 1/31/17
**Spell MARKERS (7)
M Frostbite by Richelle Mead 9/23/16
A Beauty Sleeps by Alexa Riley 11/17/16
R Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead 12/22/16
K Killer Cupcakes by Leighann Dobbs 12/31/16
E Ever Shade by Alexia Purdy 1/18/17
R Flip That Haunted House by Rose Pressey 12/9/16
S Suicide Forest by Jeremy Bates 10/6/16

✔Music:
**Cover: Read a book with something musical on it Drum Set
3/14/17
**Read a book with a main character that works or studies this subject or a book you can justify for this subject - Lead Singer of a band
Secrets of the Demon by Diana Rowland 9/29/16

✔Psychology
**Cover – read a book with a cover that is only blue & white
1/13/17
**Read a book you can justify for this subject - MC is having dreams of his past that is affecting his relationships in the present
Father Mine by J.R. Ward 12/30/16

✔Astronomy
**Cover: read a book with stars, moons, asteroids, anything found in space - Moon
5/5/17
**Spell: TELESCOPE (9)
T Three Wishes (aka: The Karma Beat) by Juli Alexander 3/14/17
E Heir of the Dog by Hailey Edwards 7/7/17
L Shameless by Lora Leigh 6/7/17
E Deadly Magic by Elisabeth Crabtree 2/6/17
S Shock by K.R. Griffiths 2/28/17
C Marked by P.C. Cast 2/26/17
O Taking Chances by Ann Omasta 2/17/17
P Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs 5/27/17
E Escape by L.S. O'Dea 5/24/17

✔Accounting
**Read a book where there are statistics somewhere in the story
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks 12/4/16
**Spell – ABACUS (6)
A Curran POV Collection by Gordon Andrews 4/25/17
B Hold 1 by Jayne Blue 3/31/17
A Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews 1/5/17
C Murder in the Spotlight by Chloe Kendrick 2/28/17
U Unholy Ghosts by Stacia Kane 1/28/17
S Sins of the Demon by Diana Rowland 1/9/17

✔Language
**Read a book where the main character can speak more than one language
Demons are a Ghoul's Best Friend by Victoria Laurie 4/9/17
**Spell – DICTIONARY (10)
D Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison 3/21/17
I Iron Crowned by Richelle Mead 3/4/17
C Charms and Chocolate Chips by Bailey Cates 5/11/17
T The Living And The Dead by Todd Travis 2/23/17
I Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews 2/9/17
O Once Bitten, Twice Shy by Jennifer Rardin 4/6/17
N Tempest's Legacy by Nicole Peeler 4/16/17
A Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoria Laurie 4/14/17
R Rogue by Rachel Vincent 4/7/17
Y Blood Past by Samantha Young 5/18/17

✔Technology
**Read a book where use of technology is important
Cherry Bomb by J.A. Konrath 9/14/16
**Spell: LAPTOP (6)
L The Long Quiche Goodbye by Avery Aames 9/20/16
A Riding Red by Alexa Riley 11/10/16
P Crush by Stefan Petrucha 9/6/16
T Zomblog by T.W. Brown 12/31/16
O Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz 10/13/16
P Panic by K.R. Griffiths 10/31/16

✔Religion:
**Read a book you can justify for this subject - The Trapper Guild trapps Demons and the Church disposes of them. The Church also provides the Holy Water used to trap them.
The Demon Trapper's Daughter by Jana Oliver 4/19/17
**Read a book where religion is important to the plot
**Spell: BIBLE (5)
B Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti by Bailey Cates 10/26/16
I The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook 12/28/16
B Summer Knight by Jim Butcher 11/11/16
L Lost and Fondue by Avery Aames 1/14/17
E Hatshepsut's Collar by A.W. Exley 9/26/16

✔Earth sciences:
**Read a book that is 3rd in a series The Lost Slipper by Alexa Riley 11/30/16
**Spell: GLOBE (5)
G Genesis by Michaelbrent Collings 2/21/17
L What's a Ghoul to Do? by Victoria Laurie 1/2/17
O On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle 11/21/16
B Blood Promise by Richelle Mead 2/15/17
E Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost 2/20/17

✔Writing
**Cover – read a book with words/letters or writing symbols (other than title & authors name) - Runes
7/19/17
**Read a book with an main character who works or studies the subject OR a book you can justify works with this subject - MC is learning to read/write Latin for her job
Nero's Fiddle by A.W. Exley 11/16/16

✔Medicine
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject - MC is a nurse at the private clinic
Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward 10/21/16
**Read a book where someone needs medical attention
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare 9/12/16

✔Education
**Read a book that you can justify for this subject - Vice Principal is murdered
Back to School Murder by Leslie Meier 8/30/16
**Read a YA book
The Maze Runner by James Dashner 11/9/16

✔Criminal justice
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject - MC works for the FBI
Smoke Rising by Craig Halloran 9/1/16
**Read a book where a character goes through the legal system - must go through 2 or more processes - jailed, arraignment
Moseh's Staff by A.W. Exley 12/15/16

[[deleted user]]

Back To School: College Edition
Duration: 9/1/16-??
Level: High School - 1 task per subject, plus some spellouts
Completed: 43/??

Chemistry is sometimes called the central science because it bridges other natural sciences, including physics, geology and biology.
**Cover – read a book with an equation or chemistry items (beaker, microscope, etc) OR a bridge
**Read a book where a main character works/studies in the field of chemistry OR a book you can justify fits this subject (tell us why it works)
**Read a book with characters who have a strong chemistry
After You Louisa and Sam have strong chemistry (9/6/16)
**Spell: TEST TUBE (9)

Geography is the study of places and the relationships between people and their environments
**Cover: read a book with a map of some sort
**Read a book with a main character is working/studying this subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us why it works)
**Read a book where there is a lot of travel OR a book that has a location in the title
Winter of the World (9/20/16)
**Spell MARKERS (7)

Music is an art form and cultural activity whose medium is sound and silence.
**Cover: read a book with something musical on it (an instrument, music, music symbols)
**Read a book with a main character that works or studies this subject or a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
**Read a book where there is a music concert
Since You've Been Gone (9/15/16)
**Spell: RECORDER (8)

Psychology is really a very new science, with most advances happening over the past 150 years or so. However, its origins can be traced back to ancient Greece, 400 – 500 years BC.
**Cover – read a book with something “Greek” – a statue, the flag, OR a cover that is only blue & white
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
**Read a book set in Greece
**Spell KLEENEX (7)
K-Kendare Blake: Anna Dressed in Blood (9/14/16)
L-The Library at Mount Char (12/19/16)
E-The Eternal Mercenary (12/31/16)
E-Eleanor & Park (2/22/17)
N-Never Knowing (10/4/16)
E-Jennifer Estep: Spider's Bite (3/10/17)
X

Astronomy is one of the oldest sciences. The early civilizations in recorded history, such as the Babylonians, Greeks, Indians, Egyptians, Nubians, Iranians, Chinese, and Maya performed methodical observations of the night sky.
**Cover: read a book with stars, moons, asteroids, anything found in space
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
**Read a book by an author originally from Greece, India, Egypt, Iran, or China
**Spell: TELESCOPE (9)
T-A Thousand Pieces of You (10/7/16)
E-Emily St. John Mandel: Station Eleven (4/6/17)
L-Leigh Bardugo: Shadow and Bone (1/10/17)
E-Everything, Everything (5/6/17)
S-The Sunday Philosophy Club (10/5/16)
C-Charlaine Harris: Grave Sight (9/29/16)
O-One Foot in the Grave (2/3/17)
P-Prince of Thorns (9/12/16)
E-Enchanted, Inc. (5/25/17)

Accounting: Mathematics is essential in many fields, including natural science, engineering, medicine, finance and the social sciences. Applied mathematics has led to entirely new mathematical disciplines, such as statistics and game theory. Mathematicians also engage in pure mathematics, or mathematics for its own sake, without having any application in mind.
**Cover: a book with a number on the cover
(The 5th Horseman is ok but Zero Day is not)
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
**Read a book where there are statistics somewhere in the story
**Spell – ABACUS (6)
A-Victoria Aveyard: Red Queen (9/3/16)
B-Better Read Than Dead (9/8/16)
A-Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye (9/7/16)
C-Dakota Cassidy: Witch Slapped
U-Ultimate Weapon (9/14/16)
S-Sherry Jones: White Heart (10/1/16)

Language is the ability to acquire and use complex systems of communication, particularly the human ability to do so, and a language is any specific example of such a system
**Cover – Read a book with a landmark on the cover from a country where English is NOT the main language
**Read a book with a main character that works or studies the subject OR a book that you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
**Read a book where the main character can speak more than one language
The Dream Thieves (10/15/16)
**Spell – DICTIONARY (10)

Technology is the collection of techniques, skills, methods and processes used in the production of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objectives, such as scientific investigation.
**Cover: read a book with some form of technology on it – (computer, e-reader, stereo, etc))
**Read a book with a main character that works or studies the subject OR a book that you can justify for this subject (tell us how it works)
**Read a book where use of technology is important (the use of a computer for research to find something, the use of GPS to get somewhere, etc)
Four: A Divergent Story Collection Four uses the surveillance technology to find out about the erudite attack (10/1/16)
**Spell: LAPTOP (6)

Religious studies originated in the 19th century, when scholarly and historical analysis of the Bible had flourished, and Hindu and Buddhist texts were first being translated into European languages.
**Cover: read a book with a religious symbol of any kind
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
**Read a book where religion is important to the plot
**Spell: BIBLE (5)
B-Bernard Cornwell: The Last Kingdom (9/24/16)
I-Ilona Andrews: Magic Strikes (11/2/16)
B-The Bronze Horseman (11/12/16)
L-Lara Adrian: Kiss of Midnight (9/27/16)
E-Elizabeth Strout: My Name Is Lucy Barton (9/17/16)

Earth sciences: Earth, the third planet from the sun, is the fifth largest planet in the solar system; only the gas giants Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are bigger. Earth is the largest of the terrestrial planets of the inner solar system, bigger than Mercury, Venus and Mars.
**Cover: read a book with a cover with an outdoor scene
(9/8/16)
**Read a book with a main character that works/studies in this subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us why it fits)
**Read a book that is set outdoors OR that is 3rd or 5th in a series
Spell: GLOBE (5)

Writing is a medium of human communication that represents language and emotion through the inscription or recording of signs and symbols. In most languages, writing is a complement to speech or spoken language
**Cover – read a book with words/letters or writing symbols (other than title & authors name)
(9/2/16)
**Read a book with an main character who works or studies the subject OR a book you can justify works with this subject (tell us how it fits)
**Read a book that you found to be well written (this is opinion based, but please tell us why you think so)
**Spell: THESAURUS (9)

Medicine has existed for thousands of years, during most of which it was an art (an area of skill and knowledge) frequently having connections to the religious and philosophical beliefs of local culture.
**Cover: read a book with something medical on it (stethoscope, prescription bottle, etc.)
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
**Read a book where someone needs medical attention
Whiskey Sour Jack gets shot (9/2/16)
**Spell: LAB COAT (7)

Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits.
**Cover – read a book with a child on the cover
(9/18/16)
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies the subject OR a book that you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
**Read a YA book
**Spell: BINDER (6)

Criminal justice
~~ Criminal justice is the system of practices and institutions of governments directed at upholding social control, deterring and mitigating crime, or sanctioning those who violate laws with criminal penalties and rehabilitation efforts.
**Cover: read a book with a police officer, judge, lawyer or criminal on the cover (must be evident it is a criminal - handcuffed, in prison uniform, etc)
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
**Read a book where a character goes through the legal system (either rightly or wrongly accused - must go through 2 or more processes - jailed, arraignment, court, etc)
**Spell: BRIEFCASE (9)
B-The Bad Beginning (12/12/16)
R-Red Velvet Revenge (10/6/16)
I-I Know This Much Is True (11/20/16)
E-Erich Maria Remarque: All Quiet on the Western Front (6/3/17)
F-Ken Follett: The Pillars of the Earth (12/12/16)
C-Changeling (10/23/16)
A-Katherine Allred: The Sweet Gum Tree (10/31/16)
S-The Science of Harry Potter: How Magic Really Works (10/13/16)
E-Ernest Cline: Armada (6/6/17)

[Gabriella]

Back To School: College Edition
Duration: 1/9/16 ~ 31/5/17
Level: High School
Completed: 0/14 (150+ pages)

The Subjects:

CHEMISTRY:
- Read a book with characters who have a strong chemistry
**Spell: TEST TUBE (9)

GEOGRAPHY:
- Read a book where there is a lot of travel OR a book that has a location in the title
**Spell MARKERS (7)

MUSIC:
**Read a book with a main character that works or studies this subject or a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
**Read a book where there is a music concert
**Spell: RECORDER (8)

PSYCHOLOGY:
**Cover – read a book with something “Greek” – a statue, the flag, OR a cover that is only blue & white
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
**Read a book set in Greece
**Spell KLEENEX (7)

ASTRONOMY:
- Cover: read a book with stars, moons, asteroids, anything found in space
**Read a book by an author originally from Greece, India, Egypt, Iran, or China
**Spell: TELESCOPE (9)

ACCOUNTING:
- Cover: a book with a number on the cover
**Read a book where there are statistics somewhere in the story
**Spell – ABACUS (6)

LANGUAGE:
**Read a book with a main character that works or studies the subject OR a book that you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
**Read a book where the main character can speak more than one language
**Spell – DICTIONARY (10)

TECHNOLOGY:
**Cover: read a book with some form of technology on it – (computer, e-reader, stereo, etc))
**Read a book with a main character that works or studies the subject OR a book that you can justify for this subject (tell us how it works)
**Read a book where use of technology is important (the use of a computer for research to find something, the use of GPS to get somewhere, etc)
**Spell: LAPTOP (6)

RELIGIOUS:
- Spell: BIBLE (5)

EARTH SCIENCES:
- Cover: read a book with a cover with an outdoor scene
- Read a book that is set outdoors OR that is 3rd or 5th in a series
**Spell: GLOBE (5)

WRITING:
**Cover – read a book with words/letters or writing symbols (other than title & authors name)
- O livro de Julieta
**Read a book that you found to be well written (this is opinion based, but please tell us why you think so)
**Spell: THESAURUS (9)

MEDICINE:
**Read a book where someone needs medical attention
**Spell: LAB COAT (7)

EDUCATION:
**Cover – read a book with a child on the cover
**Read a YA book
**Spell: BINDER (6)

CRIMINAL JUSTICE:
- Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
**Spell: BRIEFCASE (9)

[Suzanne]

The Lost Challenges
Back To School: College Edition
Duration: 4/1/2018 - Open Ended

Progress: 15 out of 145 (Doctorate - 4 tasks per subject)

THE COLLEGE EDITION

It's that time of year again, the kiddos are heading back to school and, to celebrate, you can head back too!

This will be an open ended challenge.

Rules: books should be 150+ pages in length, all formats count, rereads are ok, but you must reread the entire book & not just skim. Each book will only count for one task or letter. When you finish a book, please post a link to the title and the author, rate it if you like. For the Spell challenges you may use the title (exclude a, an, the, etc), or the authors first OR last initial (no middle names or initials.)

The Subjects:

Chemistry is sometimes called the central science because it bridges other natural sciences, including physics, geology and biology.
**Cover – read a book with an equation or chemistry items (beaker, microscope, etc) OR a bridge
City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare - **** - 4/19/2018 - 534 Pages - Bridge

**Read a book where a main character works/studies in the field of chemistry OR a book you can justify fits this subject (tell us why it works)

**Read a book with characters who have a strong chemistry
Scandal Wears Satin by Loretta Chase - ***** - 4/23/2018 - 372 Pages



**Spell: TEST TUBE (9)
T: Tough Cookies: Leadership Lessons from 100 Years of the Girl Scouts by Kathy Cloninger - **** - 4/7/2018 - 181 Pages
E: Eric Shanower; Oz: Road to Oz - **** - 4/10/2018 - 136 Pages
S
T: Terminal Lance: The White Donkey by Maximilian Uriarte - ***** - 4/16/2018 - 284 Pages

T: Tee Franklin; Bingo Love - ***** - 4/18/2018 - 88 Pages
U: Username: Evie by Joe Sugg - *** - 4/4/2018 - 182 Pages
B: The Buddha Walks into a Bar...: A Guide to Life for a New Generation by Lodro Rinzler - ***** - 4/2/2018 - 208 Pages
E


Geography is the study of places and the relationships between people and their environments

**Cover: read a book with a map of some sort

**Read a book with a main character is working/studying this subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us why it works)

**Read a book where there is a lot of travel OR a book that has a location in the title
You Gotta Get Bigger Dreams: My Life in Stories and Pictures by Alan Cumming - ***** - 4/2/2018 - 304 Pages - Travels across country



**Spell MARKERS (7)
M: Mockingbird, Vol. 1: I Can Explain by Chelsea Cain - ***** - 4/20/2018 - 136 Pages
A: Cecelia Ahern; Irish Girls Are Back in Town - ***** - 4/17/2018 - 384 Pages
R
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Music is an art form and cultural activity whose medium is sound and silence.

**Cover: read a book with something musical on it (an instrument, music, music symbols)

**Read a book with a main character that works or studies this subject or a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)

**Read a book where there is a music concert

**Spell: RECORDER (8)
R
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C: Cassandra Clare; The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Prince - **** - 4/15/2018 - 260 Pages
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Psychology is really a very new science, with most advances happening over the past 150 years or so. However, its origins can be traced back to ancient Greece, 400 – 500 years BC.

**Cover – read a book with something “Greek” – a statue, the flag, OR a cover that is only blue & white

**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)

**Read a book set in Greece

**Spell KLEENEX (7)
K
L
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N
E
X

Astronomy is one of the oldest sciences. The early civilizations in recorded history, such as the Babylonians, Greeks, Indians, Egyptians, Nubians, Iranians, Chinese, and Maya performed methodical observations of the night sky.

**Cover: read a book with stars, moons, asteroids, anything found in space

**Read a book with a main character who works or studies the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)

**Read a book by an author originally from Greece, India, Egypt, Iran, or China

**Spell: TELESCOPE (9)
T
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L
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S
C
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Accounting: Mathematics is essential in many fields, including natural science, engineering, medicine, finance and the social sciences. Applied mathematics has led to entirely new mathematical disciplines, such as statistics and game theory. Mathematicians also engage in pure mathematics, or mathematics for its own sake, without having any application in mind.

**Cover: a book with a number on the cover (The 5th Horseman is ok but Zero Day is not)

**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)

**Read a book where there are statistics somewhere in the story

**Spell – ABACUS (6)
A
B: Jim Butcher; Ghost Story - ***** - 4/6/2018 - 481 Pages
A
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Language is the ability to acquire and use complex systems of communication, particularly the human ability to do so, and a language is any specific example of such a system

**Cover – Read a book with a landmark on the cover from a country where English is NOT the main language

**Read a book with a main character that works or studies the subject OR a book that you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)

**Read a book where the main character can speak more than one language

**Spell – DICTIONARY (10)
D
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A: John Allison; Giant Days, Vol. 3 - ***** - 4/23/2018 - 112 Pages
R
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Technology is the collection of techniques, skills, methods and processes used in the production of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objectives, such as scientific investigation.
**Cover: read a book with some form of technology on it – (computer, e-reader, stereo, etc))
**Read a book with a main character that works or studies the subject OR a book that you can justify for this subject (tell us how it works)
**Read a book where use of technology is important (the use of a computer for research to find something, the use of GPS to get somewhere, etc)
**Spell: LAPTOP (6)

Religious studies originated in the 19th century, when scholarly and historical analysis of the Bible had flourished, and Hindu and Buddhist texts were first being translated into European languages.

**Cover: read a book with a religious symbol of any kind

**Read a book with a main character who works or studies the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)

**Read a book where religion is important to the plot

**Spell: BIBLE (5)
B: Birthright, Vol. 1: Homecoming by Joshua Williamson - ***** - 4/17/2018 - 128 Pages
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Earth sciences: Earth, the third planet from the sun, is the fifth largest planet in the solar system; only the gas giants Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are bigger. Earth is the largest of the terrestrial planets of the inner solar system, bigger than Mercury, Venus and Mars.
**Cover: read a book with a cover with an outdoor scene
**Read a book with a main character that works/studies in this subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us why it fits)
**Read a book that is set outdoors OR that is 3rd or 5th in a series
Spell: GLOBE (5)

Writing is a medium of human communication that represents language and emotion through the inscription or recording of signs and symbols. In most languages, writing is a complement to speech or spoken language
**Cover – read a book with words/letters or writing symbols (other than title & authors name)
**Read a book with an main character who works or studies the subject OR a book you can justify works with this subject (tell us how it fits)
**Read a book that you found to be well written (this is opinion based, but please tell us why you think so)
**Spell: THESAURUS (9)

Medicine has existed for thousands of years, during most of which it was an art (an area of skill and knowledge) frequently having connections to the religious and philosophical beliefs of local culture.
**Cover: read a book with something medical on it (stethoscope, prescription bottle, etc
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
**Read a book where someone needs medical attention
**Spell: LAB COAT (7)

Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits.
**Cover – read a book with a child on the cover
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies the subject OR a book that you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
**Read a YA book
**Spell: BINDER (6)

Criminal justice
~~ Criminal justice is the system of practices and institutions of governments directed at upholding social control, deterring and mitigating crime, or sanctioning those who violate laws with criminal penalties and rehabilitation efforts.
**Cover: read a book with a police officer, judge, lawyer or criminal on the cover (must be evident it is a criminal - handcuffed, in prison uniform, etc)
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
**Read a book where a character goes through the legal system (either rightly or wrongly accused - must go through 2 or more processes - jailed, arraignment, court, etc)
**Spell: BRIEFCASE (9)

[[deleted user]]

Welcome to the challenge Suzanne :)

[Mave]

I'm in!
BACK TO SCHOOL
THE COLLEGE EDITION
9/1/16 - 5/31/17

Levels:
Doctorate - 4 tasks per subject

The Subjects:

Chemistry is sometimes called the central science because it bridges other natural sciences, including physics, geology and biology.
**Cover – read a book with an equation or chemistry items (beaker, microscope, etc) OR a bridge
**Read a book where a main character works/studies in the field of chemistry OR a book you can justify fits this subject (tell us why it works)
**Read a book with characters who have a strong chemistry
**Spell: TEST TUBE (9)

Geography is the study of places and the relationships between people and their environments
**Cover: read a book with a map of some sort
**Read a book with a main character is working/studying this subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us why it works)
**Read a book where there is a lot of travel OR a book that has a location in the title
**Spell MARKERS (7)

Music is an art form and cultural activity whose medium is sound and silence.
**Cover: read a book with something musical on it (an instrument, music, music symbols)
**Read a book with a main character that works or studies this subject or a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
**Read a book where there is a music concert
**Spell: RECORDER (8)

Psychology is really a very new science, with most advances happening over the past 150 years or so. However, its origins can be traced back to ancient Greece, 400 – 500 years BC.
**Cover – read a book with something “Greek” – a statue, the flag, OR a cover that is only blue & white
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
**Read a book set in Greece
**Spell KLEENEX (7)

Astronomy is one of the oldest sciences. The early civilizations in recorded history, such as the Babylonians, Greeks, Indians, Egyptians, Nubians, Iranians, Chinese, and Maya performed methodical observations of the night sky.
**Cover: read a book with stars, moons, asteroids, anything found in space
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
**Read a book by an author originally from Greece, India, Egypt, Iran, or China
**Spell: TELESCOPE (9)

Accounting: Mathematics is essential in many fields, including natural science, engineering, medicine, finance and the social sciences. Applied mathematics has led to entirely new mathematical disciplines, such as statistics and game theory. Mathematicians also engage in pure mathematics, or mathematics for its own sake, without having any application in mind.
**Cover: a book with a number on the cover
(The 5th Horseman is ok but Zero Day is not)
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
**Read a book where there are statistics somewhere in the story
**Spell – ABACUS (6)

Language is the ability to acquire and use complex systems of communication, particularly the human ability to do so, and a language is any specific example of such a system
**Cover – Read a book with a landmark on the cover from a country where English is NOT the main language
**Read a book with a main character that works or studies the subject OR a book that you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
**Read a book where the main character can speak more than one language
**Spell – DICTIONARY (10)

Technology is the collection of techniques, skills, methods and processes used in the production of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objectives, such as scientific investigation.
**Cover: read a book with some form of technology on it – (computer, e-reader, stereo, etc))
**Read a book with a main character that works or studies the subject OR a book that you can justify for this subject (tell us how it works)
**Read a book where use of technology is important (the use of a computer for research to find something, the use of GPS to get somewhere, etc)
**Spell: LAPTOP (6)

Religious studies originated in the 19th century, when scholarly and historical analysis of the Bible had flourished, and Hindu and Buddhist texts were first being translated into European languages.
**Cover: read a book with a religious symbol of any kind
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
**Read a book where religion is important to the plot
**Spell: BIBLE (5)

Earth sciences: Earth, the third planet from the sun, is the fifth largest planet in the solar system; only the gas giants Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are bigger. Earth is the largest of the terrestrial planets of the inner solar system, bigger than Mercury, Venus and Mars.
**Cover: read a book with a cover with an outdoor scene
**Read a book with a main character that works/studies in this subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us why it fits)
**Read a book that is set outdoors OR that is 3rd or 5th in a series
Spell: GLOBE (5)

Writing is a medium of human communication that represents language and emotion through the inscription or recording of signs and symbols. In most languages, writing is a complement to speech or spoken language
**Cover – read a book with words/letters or writing symbols (other than title & authors name)
**Read a book with an main character who works or studies the subject OR a book you can justify works with this subject (tell us how it fits)
**Read a book that you found to be well written (this is opinion based, but please tell us why you think so)
**Spell: THESAURUS (9)

Medicine has existed for thousands of years, during most of which it was an art (an area of skill and knowledge) frequently having connections to the religious and philosophical beliefs of local culture.
**Cover: read a book with something medical on it (stethoscope, prescription bottle, etc
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
**Read a book where someone needs medical attention
**Spell: LAB COAT (7)

Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits.
**Cover – read a book with a child on the cover
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies the subject OR a book that you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
**Read a YA book
**Spell: BINDER (6)

Criminal justice
~~ Criminal justice is the system of practices and institutions of governments directed at upholding social control, deterring and mitigating crime, or sanctioning those who violate laws with criminal penalties and rehabilitation efforts.
**Cover: read a book with a police officer, judge, lawyer or criminal on the cover (must be evident it is a criminal - handcuffed, in prison uniform, etc)
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
**Read a book where a character goes through the legal system (either rightly or wrongly accused - must go through 2 or more processes - jailed, arraignment, court, etc)
**Spell: BRIEFCASE (9)

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Good luck Mave :)

[Barbara ★]

Back To School: College Edition
Duration: October 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017
Masters Degree - 3 tasks per subject

READ: 42/42

✔Chemistry is sometimes called the central science because it bridges other natural sciences, including physics, geology and biology.
✔**Cover – read a book with an equation or chemistry items (beaker, microscope, etc) OR a bridge
Wrayth - Pip Ballantine 3/21

✔**Read a book with characters who have a strong chemistry
Burn for Me - Ilona Andrews 10/30
✔**Spell: TEST TUBE (9)
T: Thirty-Two and a Half Complications - Denise Grover Swank 10/16
E: The Devil Wears Kilts - Suzanne Enoch 10/17
S: Hangman - Michael Slade 12/9
T: Tall, Dark & Dead - Tate Hallaway 10/18
T: Total Control - David Baldacci 10/29
U: Ultimate Weapon - Shannon McKenna 11/19
B: Cold Days - Jim Butcher 11/22
E: Rogue with a Brogue - Suzanne Enoch 11/17

✔Geography is the study of places and the relationships between people and their environments
✔**Cover: read a book with a map of some sort
The Girl from Everywhere - Heidi Heilig 12/25
(maps at the beginning of each chapter )
✔**Read a book where there is a lot of travel OR a book that has a location in the title
The Hunter - Theresa Meyers 10/31
(m.c. bops all over the west coast on a quest to save the world)
✔**Spell MARKERS (7)
M: She'll Never Know - Hunter Morgan 11/23
A: The Keeper of Lost Causes - Jussi Adler-Olsen 11/19
R: Rainshadow Road - Lisa Kleypas 11/20
K: The Kingdom of Gods - N.K. Jemisin 11/16
E: Deadly Lies - Cynthia Eden 11/27
R: Sweet Revenge - Rebecca Zanetti 11/20
S: Priceless - Shannon Mayer 12/27

✔Music is an art form and cultural activity whose medium is sound and silence.
✔**Cover: read a book with something musical on it (an instrument, music, music symbols)
Not Quite a Wife - Mary Jo Putney (piano on cover) 10/28

✔**Read a book with a main character that works or studies this subject or a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
The Memorist - M.J. Rose (revolves around Beethoven & his music) 1/29
✔**Spell: RECORDER (8)
R: Rogues - George R.R. Martin et al 11/13
E: Deadly Lies - Cynthia Eden 11/27
C: Captive Soul - Anne Windsor 11/25
O: One Snowy Knight - Deborah MacGillivray 11/25
R: The Fire Kimono - Laura Joh Rowland 11/14
D: The Down Home Zombie Blues - Linnea Sinclair 11/5
E: Restless Heart - Emma Lang 12/5
R: Floating Staircase - Ronald Malfi 11/3

✔Psychology is really a very new science, with most advances happening over the past 150 years or so. However, its origins can be traced back to ancient Greece, 400 – 500 years BC.
✔**Cover – read a book with something “Greek” – a statue, the flag, OR a cover that is only blue & white
The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend - Katarina Bivald 3/17

✔**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
The Lost Key - Catherine Coulter (FBI profiler uses psychology) 1/23
**Read a book set in Greece
✔**Spell KLEENEX (7)
K: Thirteen - Kelley Armstrong 11/10
L: The Likeness - Tana French 12/30
E: Web of Lies - Jennifer Estep 12/21
E: Venom - Jennifer Estep 1/21
N: Normal - Graeme Cameron 12/18
E: Eleventh Grave in Moonlight - Darynda Jones 2/6
X: The Fire Dragon - Tianna Xander 12/18

✔Astronomy is one of the oldest sciences. The early civilizations in recorded history, such as the Babylonians, Greeks, Indians, Egyptians, Nubians, Iranians, Chinese, and Maya performed methodical observations of the night sky.
✔**Cover: read a book with stars, moons, asteroids, anything found in space
Beauty and the Werewolf - Mercedes Lackey 11/18

✔**Read a book by an author originally from Greece, India, Egypt, Iran, or China
A Walk Across the Sun - Corban Addison 1/9
✔**Spell: TELESCOPE (9)
T: Town in a Lobster Stew - B.B. Haywood 11/6
E: The Rocky Road to Romance - Janet Evanovich 12/25
L: The Ghoul Next Door - Victoria Laurie 11/1
E: Mad, Bad, and Dangerous in Plaid - Suzanne Enoch 12/2
S: Shadow on the Sun - David Macinnis Gill 10/20
C: Cold, Cold Heart - Tami Hoag 12/3
O: One Moonlit Night - Samantha James 12/6
P: Prince of Magic - Linda Winstead-Jones 10/24
E: Remy - Katy Evans 12/29

✔Accounting: Mathematics is essential in many fields, including natural science, engineering, medicine, finance and the social sciences. Applied mathematics has led to entirely new mathematical disciplines, such as statistics and game theory. Mathematicians also engage in pure mathematics, or mathematics for its own sake, without having any application in mind.
✔**Cover: a book with a number on the cover (The 5th Horseman is ok but Zero Day is not)
14th Deadly Sin - James Patterson 10/7

✔**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
Love in the Light - Laura Kaye (heroine is an accountant) 10/16
✔**Spell – ABACUS (6)
A: Spell Bound - Kelley Armstrong 10/22
B: Skin Game - Jim Butcher 12/8
A: Alien in the Family - Gini Koch 12/14
C: Captive Heart - Anne Windsor 12/11
U: Die for You - Lisa Unger 11/29
S: Someone to Watch Over Me - Lisa Kleypas 12/11

✔Language is the ability to acquire and use complex systems of communication, particularly the human ability to do so, and a language is any specific example of such a system
✔**Read a book with a main character that works or studies the subject OR a book that you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
The Beekeeper's Ball - Susan Wiggs (hero speaks 5 or 6 languages) 1/12
✔**Read a book where the main character can speak more than one language
Chainsaw Jane - Marie-Jo Fortis (Russian and English) 10/21
✔**Spell – DICTIONARY (10)
D: Thirty-Three and a Half Shenanigans - Denise Grover Swank 12/28
I: Third Degree - Greg Iles 11/26
C: Crooked Kingdom - Leigh Bardugo 12/17
T: Tutu Deadly - Natalie Roberts 12/12
I: Night and Day - Iris Johansen 12/4
O: Off Kilter - Hannah Reed 1/1
N: North Pole Reform School - Jaimie Admans 11/23
A: Men of the Otherworld - Kelley Armstrong 12/31
R: Ravens - George Dawes Green 1/28
Y: Sword of the Rightful King - Jane Yolen 1/17

✔Technology is the collection of techniques, skills, methods and processes used in the production of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objectives, such as scientific investigation.
✔**Cover: read a book with some form of technology on it – (computer, e-reader, stereo, etc))
The Current Between Us - Kindle Alexander (camera) 12/26

✔**Read a book with a main character that works or studies the subject OR a book that you can justify for this subject (tell us how it works)
Rocked by Love - Christine Warren (heroine is a computer hacker) 10/16
✔**Read a book where use of technology is important (the use of a computer for research to find something, the use of GPS to get somewhere, etc)
The Twelfth Card - Jeffery Deaver 10/24
(m.c. is a quadriplegic and uses sophisticated electronics to solve crimes)

✔Religious studies originated in the 19th century, when scholarly and historical analysis of the Bible had flourished, and Hindu and Buddhist texts were first being translated into European languages.
✔**Read a book with a main character who works or studies the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
Immortal - Traci L. Slatton (revolves around Christian religion) 2/2
✔**Read a book where religion is important to the plot
The Thrall's Tale - Judith Lindbergh 1/8
✔**Spell: BIBLE (5)
B: A Confidential Source - Jan Brogan 11/24
I: Quicksand - Iris Johansen 10/26
B: Bethany's Heart - C.L. Scholey 12/18
L: No Ghouls Allowed - Victoria Laurie 11/13
E: The Edge of the World - Kevin Anderson 1/13

continued at post 47

[☘KathyD☘]

this looks like fun!

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[JoAnne]

:} Sharon {; wrote: "Welcome to class, JoAnn!!!!"

Thanks - looking forward to it

[Elaine]

BACK TO SCHOOL: THE COLLEGE EDITION

Challenge Accepted: November 1, 2016
Challenge (hopefully) Completed: ???

Levels:
Associates Degree - 2 tasks per subject
150 p. minimum

The Subjects:

Chemistry
**Read a book with characters who have a strong chemistry Once You Go Demon by Sean Michael 11-23-16

T: Tiger Magic by Jennifer Ashley 11-4-16
E: Edge of Sight by Roxanne St. Claire 11-8-16
S: Someone to Watch Over Me by Lisa Kleypas 11-1-16
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U: Unleashed by Sara Humphreys 11-19-16
B: Big Bad Wolf by Christine Warren 11-8-16
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Geography
**Cover: read a book with a map of some sort
**Read a book with a main character is working/studying this subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us why it works)
**Read a book where there is a lot of travel OR a book that has a location in the title
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A: All In by Alexa Land 11-17-16
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S: Storm's Heart by Thea Harrison 11-3-16

Music
**Cover: read a book with something musical on it (an instrument, music, music symbols)
**Read a book with a main character that works or studies this subject or a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
**Read a book where there is a music concert
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C: Curious Minds by Janet Evanovich 11-5-16
O: One Bite With A Stranger by Christine Warren 11-5-16
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D: Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison 11-1-16
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Psychology
**Cover – read a book with something “Greek” – a statue, the flag, OR a cover that is only blue & white
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
**Read a book set in Greece
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N: Not Your Ordinary Faerie Tale 11-24-16
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Astronomy
**Cover: read a book with stars, moons, asteroids, anything found in space 11-13-16
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L: Lone Wolf by Jennifer Ashley 11-3-16
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S: Serpent's Kiss by Thea Harrison 11-5-16
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P: Perfect Mate by Jennifer Ashley 11-1-16
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Accounting
**Cover: a book with a number on the cover
(The 5th Horseman is ok but Zero Day is not)
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
**Read a book where there are statistics somewhere in the story
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Language
**Cover – Read a book with a landmark on the cover from a country where English is NOT the main language
**Read a book with a main character that works or studies the subject OR a book that you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
**Read a book where the main character can speak more than one language
D: Dance with Deception by Tracy Goodwin 11-11-16
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N: Naked in Death by J.D. Robb 11-7-16
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Technology
**Cover: read a book with some form of technology on it – (computer, e-reader, stereo, etc))
**Read a book with a main character that works or studies the subject OR a book that you can justify for this subject (tell us how it works)
**Read a book where use of technology is important (the use of a computer for research to find something, the use of GPS to get somewhere, etc)
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Religious Studies
**Cover: read a book with a religious symbol of any kind
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
**Read a book where religion is important to the plot
B: Bitter Taffy by Amy Lane 11-17-16
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Earth Sciences
**Cover: read a book with a cover with an outdoor scene

**Read a book that is 3rd in a series [book:Prince Charming Doesn't Live Here|7830463] by Christine Warren 11-12-16

Writing
**Read a book with an main character who works or studies the subject Work in Progress by John Inman 11-18-16

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S: Storm Front by Jim Butcher 11-6-16
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S: Sinner's Gin by Rhys Ford 11-19-16

Medicine
**Cover: read a book with something medical on it (stethoscope, prescription bottle, etc
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
**Read a book where someone needs medical attention
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Education
**Cover – read a book with a child on the cover
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies the subject OR a book that you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
**Read a YA book
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D: Dangerous Kisses by Trish Milburn 11-11-16
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Criminal Justice
**Cover: read a book with a police officer, judge, lawyer or criminal on the cover (must be evident it is a criminal - handcuffed, in prison uniform, etc)
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
**Read a book where a character goes through the legal system (either rightly or wrongly accused - must go through 2 or more processes - jailed, arraignment, court, etc)
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F: Feral Heat by Jennifer Ashley 11-6-16
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S: Shadow Rider by Christine Feehan 11-12-16
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[JoAnne]

1/1/17 - ??
Read 84/84 including spell out tasks incorporated
Continued on post 45 (ran out of room)

Level Masters Degree - 3 tasks per subject DONE!

Chemistry is sometimes called the central science because it bridges other natural sciences, including physics, geology and biology. Read 3/3 DONE!
**Cover – read a book with a bridge
Someone to Love (Darling, VT #2) by Donna Alward 2/28/17 4stars (Kissing Bridge)
**Read a book where a main character works/studies in the field of chemistry OR a book you can justify fits this subject (tell us why it works)
Forever a Hero: A Western Romance Novel (The Carsons of Mustang Creek #3) by Linda Lael Miller 3/15/17 4stars (Mace is a winemaker and everyone calls him a chemist)
**Read a book with characters who have a strong chemistry
Be Mine in Good Hope (Good Hope, #3) by Cindy Kirk 1/26/17 4stars (Cade and Marigold but also her two sisters and their husbands too)

Geography is the study of places and the relationships between people and their environments Read 3/3 DONE!
**Read a book with a main character is working/studying this subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us why it works)
Tangled Up (Taking Chances #2) by Erin Nicholas 1/14/17 4stars (Max is a storm chaser; teaches about weather especially in Chance Nebraska, lots of characters work in Emergency Preparedness; set up a training center to teach others what to look for and how to be prepared)
**Read a book where there is a lot of travel
A Million Little Things (Mischief Bay #3) by Susan Mallery 1/17/17 5stars (Pam travels to AZ and to Europe including Russia)
**Spell MARKERS (7/7) DONE!
M Marrying Jonah (Wells Landing #6) by Amy Lillard 3/23/17 5stars
A Alward, Donna - Somebody's Baby (Darling, VT #3) 3/3/17 4stars
R Ransom Canyon (Ransom Canyon #1) by Jodi Thomas 3/11/17 5stars
K Krueger, William Kent - Ordinary Grace 4/2/17 4stars
E Explosive Forces (K-9 Rescue, #5) by D.D. Ayres 3/10/17 4stars
R Rustler's Moon (Ransom Canyon #2) by Jodi Thomas 3/12/17 5stars
S (A) Summer Nanny In Fairbanks (Alaska Adventure Romance Book 2) by Renee Hart 3/13/17 4stars


Music is an art form and cultural activity whose medium is sound and silence. Read 3/3 DONE!
**Cover: read a book with something musical on it (an instrument, music, music symbols)
Can't Walk Away (Nashville Dreams #1) by Sandy James 9/12/17 4stars (guitar)
**Read a book with a main character that works or studies this subject or a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
Tessa's Garden: Four Book Collection by J L Starr 1/24/17 4stars (Samson works in a friend's music store and always has music on/earbuds in)
**Read a book where there is a music concert
Something Wild in Anchorage by Renee Hart 1/30/17 4stars (at the park at the college campus where Ryan works)

Psychology is really a very new science, with most advances happening over the past 150 years or so. However, its origins can be traced back to ancient Greece, 400 – 500 years BC. Read 3/3 DONE!
**Cover – read a book with something “Greek” – cover that is only blue & white
Beautiful Tempest (Malory Family #12) by Johanna Lindsey 8/6/17 5stars
**Read a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
His Cowboy Heart (Montana Men #6) by Jennifer Ryan 2/17/17 4.5stars (due to PTSD and severe injuries in an ambush during the war Jamie videoconferences with her army assigned psychiatrist to heal and get better)
**Read a book set in Greece
Nights of Rain and Stars by Maeve Binchy 8/30/17 4stars (Aghia Anna and Athens)

Astronomy is one of the oldest sciences. The early civilizations in recorded history, such as the Babylonians, Greeks, Indians, Egyptians, Nubians, Iranians, Chinese, and Maya performed methodical observations of the night sky. Read 3/3 DONE!
**Cover: read a book with stars, moons, asteroids, anything found in space
BLINDSIGHT (Psychic Agents Series Book 1) by Sarah Raplee 3/11/17 4stars (moon -Meli wearing sunglasses because she's blind)
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
The Discerning Gentleman's Guide by Virginia Heath 1/11/17 4stars (Bennett and Amelia discuss constellations, astronomy and the skies - they share a love of it)
**Spell: TELESCOPE Read 9/9 DONE!
T Trouble When You Walked In by Kieran Kramer 4/15/17 3.5stars
E (The) English Duke (Duke Trilogy #2) by Karen Ranney 5/8/17 4stars
L Love's Sunrise (Wilderness Hearts #2) by Dorothy Wiley 4/16/17 5stars
E Evans, Richard Paul - The Broken Road 6/20/17 3.5stars
S Sally Goldenbaum - Murder in Merino (Seaside Knitters Mystery #8) 4/11/17 4stars
C Cardello, Ruth - In the Heir (Westerly Billionaire #1) 5/7/17 4stars
O (The) Other Side of Us by Sarah Mayberry 3/31/17 4stars
P Physical Forces (K-9 Rescue #6) by D.D. Ayres 5/29/17 4stars
E Erin Kern - Back in the Game (Champion Valley, #2) by Erin Kern 9/10/17 4stars


Accounting: Mathematics is essential in many fields, including natural science, engineering, medicine, finance and the social sciences. Applied mathematics has led to entirely new mathematical disciplines, such as statistics and game theory. Mathematicians also engage in pure mathematics, or mathematics for its own sake, without having any application in mind. Read 3/3 DONE
**Cover: a book with a number on the cover
(The 5th Horseman is ok but Zero Day is not)
Three Christmas Wishes by Sheila Roberts 3/6/17 4stars
**Read a book with a main character who works in the subject
Fiance by Fate (Anyone But You, #1) by Jennifer Shirk 1/3/17 4stars (wholesalers in a brokerage firm - use numbers/spreadsheets all day long)
**Read a book where there are statistics somewhere in the story
The Forgetting Time by Sharon Guskin 3/5/17 4stars (pg 270 - ...70% of the previous personalities these children remembered...)

Language is the ability to acquire and use complex systems of communication, particularly the human ability to do so, and a language is any specific example of such a system Read 3/3 DONE!
**Cover – Read a book with a landmark on the cover from a country where English is NOT the main language
Paris for One and Other Stories by Jojo Moyes 2/20/17 3stars (Eiffel Tower/French)
**Read a book where the main character can speak more than one language
The Harlot and the Sheikh (Hot Arabian Nights #3) by Marguerite Kaye 1/29/17 5stars (Stephanie and Rafiq - English and Arabic)
**Spell – DICTIONARY Read 10/10
D Diana Palmer - Undaunted: A Western Romance Novel (Long, Tall Texans #47) 7/7/17 4stars
I If Not for You (New Beginnings #3) by Debbie Macomber 7/12/17 4stars
C (The) Cabot Sisters #1 - The Trouble With Honor by Julia London 5/27/17 4stars
T Tracy Brown - Boss 5/12/17 3.5stars
I It Takes Two (Italian Summer Book 1) by Lily Zante 8/9/17 3stars
O Outlaw's Honor (Cahill Ranch #2) by B.J. Daniels 5/30/17 4stars
N No Greater Glory (The Cutteridge Family #1) by Cindy Nord 7/9/17 5stars
A Amish Brides by Jennifer Beckstrand, Molly Jebber, Amy Lillard 6/5/17 4stars
R Rosie Thomas - Lovers and Newcomers: A Novel by Rosie Thomas 8/16/17 3.5stars
Y You Say It First (Happily Inc, #1) by Susan Mallery 7/29/17 5stars


Technology is the collection of techniques, skills, methods and processes used in the production of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objectives, such as scientific investigation. Read 3/3 DONE!
**Cover: read a book with some form of technology on it – (computer, e-reader, stereo, etc))
Mrs. Fletcher by Tom Perrotta 12/30/17 2stars (cell phone)
**Read a book with a main character that works or studies the subject OR a book that you can justify for this subject (tell us how it works)
It Started With a Kiss (Sequoia Lake #1) by Marina Adair 1/19/17 4stars (Avery and her use of the computer to generate spreadsheets to run Sequoia Lake Lodge and its adventure business)
**Read a book where use of technology is important (the use of a computer for research to find something, the use of GPS to get somewhere, etc)
Wedding Date for Hire (Anyone But You #2) by Jennifer Shirk 1/5/16 4stars (on-line dating service and compatibility program)

Religious studies originated in the 19th century, when scholarly and historical analysis of the Bible had flourished, and Hindu and Buddhist texts were first being translated into European languages. Read 3 /3 DONE!
**Cover: read a book with a religious symbol of any kind
More Than a Marriage (Quilting Circle #3) by Amy Lillard 2/4/17 5stars (prayer kapp - Amish)
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal 1/22/17 3stars (Lutheran Church has a big role since book is set in Midwest and there are bake-offs and recipes from a church cookbook)
**Read a book where religion is important to the plot
Love Finds You in Snowball Arkansas (Love Finds You #2) by Sandra D. Bricker 1/6/17 4stars (Christian Fiction with a church's singles retreat front and center along with daily devotionals, prayers, journals and worship services)

[Martha]

Gonna start with Associates Degree and see how I go!

Back to School - College Edition
Duration: 14.11.16 - open ended
Level: Associates Degree - 2 tasks per subject

28/28 tasks
95/95 books

Chemistry - COMPLETE
Read a book with characters who have a strong chemistry
Scarlet, 15th Oct 17
**Spell:
T The Time Traveler's Wife, 5th Apr 17
E Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls by Elena Favilli, 27th Mar 17
S The Suffragettes, 29th Dec 16
T Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates, 26th Apr 17

T Trespass, 30th May 17
U Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption, 2nd Sep 17
B Ain't I A Woman by bell hooks, 5th Jan 17
E The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler, 17th Apr 17

Geography - COMPLETE
Read a book where there is a lot of travel
Firesong, 4th Aug 17
The Manth people spend the book travelling to their homeland
**Spell
M My Cousin Rachel, 24th Jun 17
A Are Men Obsolete?, 11th Dec 16
R Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan, 19th Dec 16
K Something New: Tales from a Makeshift Bride by Lucy Knisley, 31st Mar 17
E The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, 13th Aug 17
R Men Explain Things to Me: and Other Essays by Rebecca Solnit, 4th Feb 17
S The Help by Kathryn Stockett 16th Nov 16

Music - COMPLETE
Read a book where there is a music concert
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street, 4th Dec 17
**Spell:
R Wonder by R.J. Palacio, 25th Feb 17
E Everywoman: One Woman's Truth About Speaking the Truth, 23rd Sep 17
C Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain, 13th Mar 17
O Rock My Wedding: Your Day Your Way by Charlotte O'Shea, 6th Jun 17
R A Snow Garden and Other Stories by Rachel Joyce, 26th Mar 17
D Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier, 8th Jan 17
E Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, 4th Nov 17
R Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay, 23rd Aug 17

Psychology - COMPLETE
Read a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, 21st Feb 17. This is a book about neuropsychology
**Spell
K Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World by Kate Pankhurst, 7th Mar 17
L Life After Life, 9th Dec 16
E The Moving Toyshop by Edmund Crispin, 13th Nov 17
E Enormous Smallness: A Story of E. E. Cummings, 1st Dec 17
N The Power by Naomi Alderman, 2nd May 17
E By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept by Elizabeth Smart, 10th Dec 17
X Language by Xiaolu Guo, 7th Apr 18

Astronomy - COMPLETE
Cover: read a book with stars, moons, asteroids, anything found in space
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, 30th Nov 16



**Spell:
T All Out War: The Full Story of How Brexit Sank Britain’s Political Class by Tim Shipman, 1st Jul 17
E My Own Story by Emmeline Pankhurst, 21st Feb 18
L The Ladybird Book of the Meeting, 29th Dec 16
E Moving by Jenny Eclair, 3rd Feb 17
S Her Every Fear by Peter Swanson, 20th Apr 17
C The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis, 22nd Jan 17
O Old Magic, 8th Aug 17
P Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris, 20th Apr 17
E The Universe Versus Alex Woods by Gavin Extence, 31st Dec 16

Accounting - COMPLETE
Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, 9th Mar 18
Eleanor works in Accounting
**Spell
A Anthem, 28th Feb 17
B Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center by bell hooks, 19th Jan 17
A Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 19th Nov 17
C The Cuckoo's Calling, 8th Sep 17
U The Underground Railroad, 17th May 17
S The Shock of the Fall, 20th May 17

Language - COMPLETE
Read a book where the main character can speak more than one language
Music of the Ghosts, 12th Oct 17
**Spell
D The Little Book of Feminism by Harriet Dyer, 7th Mar 17
I I Call Myself A Feminist: The View from Twenty-Five Women Under Thirty, 11th Mar 17
C Caraval, 11th Sep 17
T Race: Vintage Minis by Toni Morrison, 1st Aug 17
I I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, 13th May 17
O The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, 15th Nov 17
N Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas D. Kristof, 27th May 17
A The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy, 10th Apr 17
R Refugee, 19th Oct 17
Y You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum!, 7th Dec 17

Technology - COMPLETE
Read a book with a main character that works or studies the subject
Cinder, 25th Nov 16
Cinder is a mechanic who works with robotics

**Spell:
L Parsnips, Buttered: Bamboozle & Boycott Modern Life, One Email at a Time by Joe Lycett, 2nd Jan 17
A The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith, 3rd Jun 17
P Politics in Minutes, 31st Dec 16
T Letters from Klara by Tove Jansson, 18th Aug 17
O Animal Farm by George Orwell, 7th Feb 17
P Bitch Doctrine: Essays for Dissenting Adults by Laurie Penny, 30th Oct 17

Religious studies - COMPLETE
Cover: read a book with a religious symbol of any kind
Stella by Starlight, 16th Sep 17



**Spell:
B Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened by Allie Brosh, 12th Apr 17
I In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom, 14th Jun 17
B The Girl In the Flammable Skirt by Aimee Bender, 23rd May 17
L Language and Gender, 22nd Jan 17
E El Deafo, 5th Mar 18

Earth sciences - COMPLETE
Cover: read a book with a cover with an outdoor scene
The Kingdom by the Sea, 25th Dec 16



Book is 3rd or 5th in a series
King's Cage by Victoria Aveyard, 14th Feb 17

Writing - COMPLETE
Read a book with an main character who works or studies the subject
The Glass Castle, 7th Oct 17
Jeannette becomes a journalist
Read a book that you found to be well written (this is opinion based, but please tell us why you think so)
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions, 3rd Mar 18
Simple, powerful and real clarity of thought

Medicine - COMPLETE
Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject
When Breath Becomes Air, 23rd Mar 17
Read a book where someone needs medical attention
With the End in Mind: Dying, Death, and Wisdom in an Age of Denial, 31st Dec 17

Education - COMPLETE
Read a book with a main character who works or studies the subject
May We Be Forgiven, 25th Jan 17. Harold is a college lecturer
Read a YA book
Crooked Kingdom, 16th Jul 17

Criminal justice - COMPLETE
Read a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
Six of Crows, 22nd Nov 16
All the main characters are criminals and commit various crimes throughout the book, including breaking someone out of prison.
Read a book where a character goes through the legal system (either rightly or wrongly accused - must go through 2 or more processes - jailed, arraignment, court, etc)
Small Great Things 7th Feb 18

[TLC Mods, Mod Acct]

The time frame for this challenge has been changed to open ended and it has been moved to the 'Open Ended Challenges' folder.

[Bonita]

Thank you!

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Back to School: College Edition

START DATE: 1/1/17
DURATION: Open
LEVEL: Doctorate (4 per subject)
PROGRESS: 43/56
DATE COMPLETED: ?

The Subjects: Part One

Chemistry (4/4)

Cover – read a book with an equation or chemistry items (beaker, microscope, etc) OR a bridge
The Hangman's Song - James Oswald (18/5/17) -
Read a book where a main character works/studies in the field of chemistry
A Discovery Of Witches - Deborah Harkness (23/2/17) - Diana is a historian who specialises in 17th century chemistry and Matthew is a biochemist
Read a book with characters who have a strong chemistry
She Belongs to Me - Carmen DeSousa (5/1/17) - Jordan & Jaynee meet and marry within days

Spell: TEST TUBE (8)

T - The Surrogate - Tania Carver (3/2/17)
E - Careful What You Wish For - Michelle Escamilla (22/1/17)
S - Dying Light - Stuart MacBride (12/5/17)
T - Three Sisters, Three Queens - Philippa Gregory (19/2/17)

T - The Doll's House - Tania Carver (5/3/17)
U - The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry - Rachel Joyce (16/2/17)
B - Beauty and the Beast - K.M. Shea (4/2/17)
E - Eeny Meeny - M.J. Arlidge (6/4/17)

Geography (2/4)

Cover: read a book with a map of some sort
Read a book with a main character is working/studying this subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us why it works)
Read a book where there is a lot of travel OR a book that has a location in the title
The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien (17/1/17) - Bilbo goes on a long journey

Spell MARKERS (7)

M - Muse - K. French (3/3/17)
A - The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle (15/2/17)
R - A View to Die For - Richard Houston (15/2/17)
K - You're Mine Now - Hans Koppel (7/3/17)
E - The Book of Dragons - E. Nesbit (9/4/17)
R - Run Run as Fast as You Can - Willow Rose (20/2/17)
S - Sister Sister - Sue Fortin (10/2/17)

Music (3/4)

Cover: read a book with something musical on it (an instrument, music, music symbols)
Adrenalized: Life, Def Leppard, and Beyond - Phil Collen (28/4/17) - guitar -
Read a book with a main character that works or studies this subject or a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
Loving Mr. Daniels - Brittainy C. Cherry (6/6/17) - Daniel sings in a band
Read a book where there is a music concert

Spell: RECORDER (8)

R - Consequences - Aleatha Romig (19/3/17)
E - White Lies - Emily Harper (21/4/17)
C - Cupid's Way - Joanne Phillips (13/2/17)
O - The One You Love - Paul Pilkington (12/1/17)
R - You Can't Hide - Karen Rose (31/3/17)
D - Death Turns a Trick - Julie Smith (5/2/17)
E - An Evil Mind - Chris Carter (9/5/17)
R - Count to Ten - Karen Rose (1/4/17)

Psychology (3/4)

Cover – read a book with something “Greek” – a statue, the flag, OR a cover that is only blue & white
The Advocate - Teresa Burrell (12/4/17) -
Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject
The Torment of Others - Val McDermid (8/2/17) - Tony Hill - Psychologist
Read a book set in Greece

Spell KLEENEX (7)

K - Die For Me - Karen Rose (19/4/17)
L - Local Girl Missing - Claire Douglas (25/1/17)
E - Million Dollar Question - Ellie Campbell (10/5/17)
E - Evil Games - Angela Marsons (15/5/17)
N - No Escape - Sarah Kemp (17/2/17)
E - Girl Unseen - Kate Ellison (25/6/17)
X - Xoe: or Vampires, and Werewolves, and Demons, Oh My! - Sara C. Roethle (16/4/17)

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The Subjects: Part Two

Astronomy (2/4)

Cover: read a book with stars, moons, asteroids, anything found in space
Strictly Love - Julia Williams (26/1/17) - - moon and stars
Read a book with a main character who works or studies the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
Sphinx - T.S. Learner (20/3/17) - The plot involves several people trying to get their hands on an ancient Egyptian 'astrarium' (a kind of astronomical clock)
Read a book by an author originally from Greece, India, Egypt, Iran, or China

Spell: TELESCOPE (9)

T - The Third Victim - Lisa Gardner (5/5/17)
E
L - A Zen for Murder - Leighann Dobbs (1/2/17)
E
S - Shutter Man - Richard Montanari (10/3/17)
C - Wild Raspberries - Connie Chappell (11/3/17)
O - The Old-Girl Network - Catherine Alliott (2/3/17)
P - The Clock Strikes Twelve - Patricia Wentworth (25/1/17)
E

Accounting (4/4)

Cover: a book with a number on the cover
The Woman in Cabin 10 - Ruth Ware (23/4/17) -
Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
The Crooked House - Christobel Kent (2/4/17) - Alison works in accounting
Read a book where there are statistics somewhere in the story
Crash & Burn - Lisa Gardner (4/1/17)
DD does some statistical analysis research on missing children to try to track a sex-trafficking ring.

Spell – ABACUS (6)

A - 4.50 from Paddington - Agatha Christie (25/2/17)
B - I'm Watching You - Mary Burton (30/3/17)
A - A Crowded Marriage - Catherine Alliott (15/3/17)
C - The Soul Collectors - Chris Mooney (17/4/17)
U - Black Out - Lisa Unger (1/2/17)
S - Cold Granite - Stuart MacBride (13/4/17)

Language (3/4)

Cover – Read a book with a landmark on the cover from a country where English is NOT the main language
The Istanbul Puzzle - Laurence O'Bryan (27/3/17) - - Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey
Read a book with a main character that works or studies the subject OR a book that you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
Read a book where the main character can speak more than one language
Closed Casket - Sophie Hannah (14/4/17) - Hercule Poirot - English/French

Spell – DICTIONARY (10)

D - The Puppet Maker - Danielle Ramsay (15/4/17)
I - Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro (9/1/17)
C - Confessions of a Wedding Planner - Michelle Jo Quinn (23/3/17)
T - The Twenty-Three - Linwood Barclay (20/4/17)
I - In Too Deep - Samantha Hayes (10/1/17)
O - Whiskey and Gumdrops - Jean Oram (30/3/17)
N - Mythology 101 - Jody Lynn Nye (12/3/17)
A - The Accidental Life of Greg Millar - Aimee Alexander (8/4/17)
R - The House that Jack Built - Willow Rose (5/4/17)
Y - Friends With Partial Benefits - Luke Young (22/2/17)

Technology (4/4)

Cover: read a book with some form of technology on it – (computer, e-reader, stereo, etc))
Death Comes eCalling - Leslie O'Kane (18/6/17) - - Computer
Read a book with a main character that works or studies the subject
The Couple Next Door - Shari Lapena (31/1/17) - Marco Conti - software designer
Read a book where use of technology is important
The Good Girl - Fiona Neill (6/2/17) - Story involves a sex tape that is uploaded to the internet

Spell: LAPTOP (6)

L - Lingerie Wars - Janet Elizabeth Henderson (3/4/17)
A - An Accident Waiting to Happen - Adrian White (26/2/17)
P - The Family Trap - Joanne Phillips (6/3/17)
T - The Trouble with Goats and Sheep - Joanna Cannon (19/5/17)
O - One by One - Chris Carter (7/4/17)
P - Pride and Prejudice and Zombies - Seth Grahame-Smith (8/3/17)

Religious studies (4/4)

Cover: read a book with a religious symbol of any kind
Prayer for the Dead - James Oswald (17/7/17) - - cross
Read a book with a main character who works or studies the subject
Reflection - Diane Chamberlain (30/1/17) - Michael Stoltz - minister
Read a book where religion is important to the plot
The Snow Rose - Lulu Taylor (4/2/17) - Story involves a religious cult

Spell: BIBLE (5)

B - The Bones of You - Debbie Howells (26/4/17)
I - Lure - Alyssa Rose Ivy (12/2/17)
B - The Broken Places - Ace Atkins (27/4/17)
L - The Quality of Silence - Rosamund Lupton (15/4/17)
E - The Exodus Quest - Will Adams (15/1/17)

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The Subjects: Part Three

Earth sciences (3/4)

Cover: read a book with a cover with an outdoor scene
The Great Escape - Fiona Gibson (11/1/17) -
Read a book with a main character that works/studies in this subject)
Deception Point - Dan Brown (2/1/17) - Michael Tolland - Oceanographer
Read a book that is set outdoors OR that is 3rd or 5th in a series
Cold Fear - Rick Mofina (28/1/17) - Rocky Mountains

Spell: GLOBE (5)

G - Gone - James Patterson (16/4/17)
L - While My Eyes Were Closed - Linda Green (20/4/17)
O - The Book of Souls - James Oswald (10/4/17)
B - Awakening - Sharon Bolton (29/4/17)
E

Writing (3/4)

Cover – read a book with words/letters or writing symbols (other than title & authors name)
Some Degree of Murder - Frank Zafiro (16/1/17) - police tape -
Read a book with an main character who works or studies the subject
Second-Hand Jane - Michelle Vernal (18/1/17) - Jessica is a journalist
Read a book that you found to be well written
My Cousin Rachel - Daphne du Maurier (13/1/17)

Spell: THESAURUS (9)

T - Breakfast at Tiffany's - Truman Capote (18/6/17)
H - Cajun Spirit - M.A Harper (22/1/17)
E
S - Stroked - Meghan Quinn (1/4/17)
A - Aunt Bessie Believes - Diana Xarissa (17/2/17)
U - Unraveled - Lisa-Marie Cabrelli (14/6/17)
R - The Red House Mystery - A.A. Milne (21/1/17)
U
S - Someone Else's Skin - Sarah Hilary (11/4/17)

Medicine (3/4)

Cover: read a book with something medical on it (stethoscope, prescription bottle, etc
Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject
Friends, Lovers And Other Indiscretions - Fiona Neill (9/2/17) - Laura Diamond - Neurologist
Read a book where someone needs medical attention
Take a Load Off, Mona Jamborski - Joanna Franklin Bell (21/1/17) - Mona has a ruptured spleen

Spell: LAB COAT (7)

L - Dirty Little Secrets - Liliana Hart (22/4/17)
A - Accidental Ashes - Sara C. Roethle (26/4/17)
B - The Final Reckoning - Sam Bourne (1/5/17)

C - The Cowboy Inherits a Bride - Cora Seton (24/3/17)
O - One Day In May - Catherine Alliott (28/4/17)
A - Silent Scream - Angela Marsons (6/5/17)
T - Rings of Passage - Karla Tipton (21/5/17)

Education (3/4)

Cover – read a book with a child on the cover
The North Pole Challenge - Kevin George (6/1/17) -
Read a book with a main character who works or studies the subject OR a book that you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
Have You Seen Her? - Karen Rose (24/3/17) - Jenna Marshall - science teacher
Read a YA book - Ready Player One - Ernest Cline (10/2/17)

Spell: BINDER (6)

B - Never Look Away - Linwood Barclay (3/5/17)
I - In the Woods - Tana French (14/2/17)
N - Nothing To Fear - Karen Rose (29/3/17)
D - Don't Tell - Karen Rose (22/3/17)
E
R - Just One Wish - Janette Rallison (14/4/17)

Criminal justice (2/4)

Cover: read a book with a police officer, judge, lawyer or criminal on the cover (must be evident it is a criminal - handcuffed, in prison uniform, etc)
Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject
Natural Causes - James Oswald (20/1/17) - Inspector Tony McLean (Police)
Read a book where a character goes through the legal system
Murder House - James Patterson (12/2/17) - Noah is arrested and jailed for murder

Spell: BRIEFCASE (9)

B - The Big Little Wedding in Carlton Square - Lilly Bartlett (8/5/17)
R - Scream for Me - Karen Rose (22/4/17)
I - I'm Watching You - Karen Rose (27/3/17)
E
F - The Girl Who Lied - Sue Fortin (25/2/17)
C - Common Murder - Val McDermid (4/4/17)
A - Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen (7/2/17)
S - A Sweet Possibility - Natalie Charles (17/4/17)
E

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No problem Sharon and thank you :)

[Lauren]

Back to School - College Edition
*Duration: December 8 - ??*

Level: Doctorate - 4 tasks per subject

Books read: 124/142
Progress: 41/56

The Subjects:

Chemistry Complete!
**Cover – read a book with an equation or chemistry items (beaker, microscope, etc) OR a bridge
4/1/17 - bridge
**Read a book where a main character works/studies in the field of chemistry OR a book you can justify fits this subject (tell us why it works)
The Chemist 7/25 - main character is a chemist
**Read a book with characters who have a strong chemistry
Vixen - 12/22/16 - Clara/Marcus, Gloria/Jerome
**Spell: TEST TUBE (9)
T Three Dark Crowns - 12/26/16
E An Ember in the Ashes - 1/12/17
S The Selection - 12/18/16
T The Titan's Curse - 2/23/17
T A Torch Against the Night - 2/26/17
U Underdogs - 1/15/17
B The Bone Season - 2/2/17
E The Eye of Minds - 2/6/17

Geography Complete!
**Cover: read a book with a map of some sort
4/14 - map is on the back cover
**Read a book with a main character is working/studying this subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us why it works)
Furthermore - 3/1/17 - Alice's dad studied geography/made maps, which is how Oliver knows where to go/how to get there
**Read a book where there is a lot of travel OR a book that has a location in the title
Glass Sword - 1/4/17 - lots of travel
**Spell MARKERS (7)
M Mistletoe Memories 12/11/16
A All the Birds in the Sky 1/9/17
R Ruby Red 1/22/17
K King's Cage 10/31/17
E Emerald Green 2/19/17
R The Rose & the Dagger 5/19/17
S Sailor Moon, #6 12/27/16

Music Complete!
**Cover: read a book with something musical on it (an instrument, music, music symbols)
The Siren -1/22/17 - siren on the cover
**Read a book with a main character that works or studies this subject or a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
Fire - 12/16/16 - Fire plays fiddle
**Read a book where there is a music concert
In Perfect Time 4/24/17 - MCs go on a bond tour (tell experience and play music to sell government bonds)
**Spell: RECORDER (8)
R Ruin and Rising 8/31/17
E Everything, Everything 7/26/17
C Christmas at The Mysterious Bookshop - 12/25/16
O The One - 12/19/16
R ReWired 10/29/17
D Diva - 12/23/16
E Empire of Storms 8/24/17
R Ready Player One 11/2/17

Psychology
**Cover – read a book with something “Greek” – a statue, the flag, OR a cover that is only blue & white
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
The Beauty Myth 10/11/17 - about psychological and physical impact of "beauty" on women
The Lightning Thief - 1/14/17 - about children of Greek gods
**Read a book set in Greece
**Spell KLEENEX (7)
K The Kill Order - 1/12/17
L Lily and the Octopus - 12/10/16
E The End of Oz 9/27/17
E Ever the Hunted 10/14/17
N The Night Circus 1/26/17
E An Enchantment of Ravens 12/2/17
X

Astronomy
**Cover: read a book with stars, moons, asteroids, anything found in space
Justice Buried - 12/10/16
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
The Martian Chronicles 3/25/17 - mutiple attempts to study and colonize Mars
**Read a book by an author originally from Greece, India, Egypt, Iran, or China
**Spell: TELESCOPE (9)
T The Twin's Daughter 3/13/17
E
L Let it Snow 1/26/17
E
S Sailor Moon, #7 12/27/16
C The Crown 12/31/16
O The Overton Window 3/30/17
P The Princess Bride 4/21/17
E

Accounting Complete
**Cover: a book with a number on the cover
(The 5th Horseman is ok but Zero Day is not)
The 5th Wave - 1/17/17
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
Truly Madly Guilty 3/9/17 - Erika is an accountant
**Read a book where there are statistics somewhere in the story
The 6th Target 5/25 - the chances of finding a kidnapped child alive go down by 50% a day.
**Spell – ABACUS (6)
A After the War Is Over - 1/21/17
B Bitterblue - 12/17/16
A The Archived - 2/2/17
C City of Ashes - 2/10/17
U The Unbound - 2/25/17
S Sailor Moon, #8 12/27/16

Language Complete
**Cover – Read a book with a landmark on the cover from a country where English is NOT the main language
The Nightingale 2/8/17
**Read a book with a main character that works or studies the subject OR a book that you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
Carve the Mark 3/20/17 - Cyra studies several languages in her free time
**Read a book where the main character can speak more than one language
The Elite 12/19/16 - America can speak English, French and Spanish
**Spell – DICTIONARY (10)
D Death by Coffee 6/15/17
I Ingenue 12/22/16
C City of Glass 2/11/17
T Throne of Glass 3/27/17
O Of Poseidon 5/4/17
N Naruto, Vol. 01: The Tests of the Ninja 6/18/17
A Across the Universe 2/21/17
R The Restorer 12/5/17
Y You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life 10/15/17

Technology
**Cover: read a book with some form of technology on it – (computer, e-reader, stereo, etc))
**Read a book with a main character that works or studies the subject OR a book that you can justify for this subject (tell us how it works)
Zeroes - 1/7/17 - Chizara's superpower is to crash technology, her job is to fix broken devices
**Read a book where use of technology is important (the use of a computer for research to find something, the use of GPS to get somewhere, etc)
Illuminae - 12/18/16 - pretty much entire book is use of technology (tablets, AI, computer hacking, etc.), Kady uses tablet thing for just about everything
**Spell: LAPTOP (6)
L Love Love: A Novel 3/15/17
A All the Light We Cannot See 5/13/17
P Passenger 5/12/17
T The 5th Horseman 5/9/17
O Of Triton 5/11/17
P Peach Cobbler Murder 9/26/17

Religious studies
**Cover: read a book with a religious symbol of any kind
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
Choir of Angels - 12/23/16 - about angels helping fulfill people's prayers
**Read a book where religion is important to the plot
The Diabolic 12/30/16
**Spell: BIBLE (5)
B The Battle of the Labyrinth 3/16/17
I Invasion 4/3/17
B Blueberry Muffin Murder 5/3/17
L The Last Olympian 3/28/17
E

Earth sciences
**Cover: read a book with a cover with an outdoor scene
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 1/1/17
**Read a book with a main character that works/studies in this subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us why it fits)
Shades of Earth 6/13 - characters inhabit a new plant, study it
**Read a book that is set outdoors OR that is 3rd or 5th in a series
3rd Degree 4/18 - 3rd in a series
Spell: GLOBE (5)
G Graceling 12/16/16
L Lemon Meringue Pie Murder 5/16/17
O Of Neptune 5/15/17
B The Black Prism 6/12/17
E

Writing
**Cover – read a book with words/letters or writing symbols (other than title & authors name)
The Nazi Officer's Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocaust 11/8/17
**Read a book with an main character who works or studies the subject OR a book you can justify works with this subject (tell us how it fits)
Envy - 12/8/16 - Diana writes articles for a newspaper
**Read a book that you found to be well written (this is opinion based, but please tell us why you think so)
A Court of Thorns and Roses - 2/4/17 - great story, made me laugh (and feel sad, scared, happy, etc.), beautiful detail
**Spell: THESAURUS (9)
T The 8th Confession 6/7/17
H Happily Ever After 12/25/16
E
S Sailor Moon, #9 12/27/16
A The Assassin's Blade 7/1/17
U The Underground Railroad 3/9/17
R
U The Upside of Unrequited 12/12/17
S Sailor Moon, #10 12/27/16

Medicine
**Cover: read a book with something medical on it (stethoscope, prescription bottle, etc
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
Stella Bain - 2/24/17 - Stella/Etna volunteers as a nurse aide/ambulance driver during WWI
**Read a book where someone needs medical attention
City of Bones - 12/15/16 - Alek gets seriously injured
**Spell: LAB COAT (7)
L Library of Souls 5/18/17
A And I Darken 7/25
B The Bear and the Nightingale 6/27/17
C Caraval 3/10/17
O One for the Money 6/14/17
A Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye 8/4
T The 9th Judgement 8/21/17

Education
**Cover – read a book with a child on the cover
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 12/29/16
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies the subject OR a book that you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
Jane Eyre 1/31/17 - Jane works as a teacher and a governess
**Read a YA book
Splendor - 12/13/16
**Spell: BINDER (6)
B The Blinding Knife 9/10/17
I I Am Number Four 4/5/17
N Naruto, Vol. 02: The Worst Client 6/18/17
D A Darker Shade of Magic 7/5/17
E
R

[Lauren]

Criminal justice
**Cover: read a book with a police officer, judge, lawyer or criminal on the cover (must be evident it is a criminal - handcuffed, in prison uniform, etc)
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
1st to Die - 1/24/17 - main character is a police detective
**Read a book where a character goes through the legal system (either rightly or wrongly accused - must go through 2 or more processes - jailed, arraignment, court, etc)
Arthur & George 4/13 - George is arrested, tried, and jailed
**Spell: BRIEFCASE (9)
B The Broken Eye 11/12/17
R
I The Infinite Sea 4/22/17
E
F Fallen 4/26/17
C Chocolat 2/8/17
A All Quiet on the Western Front 8/24/17
S Stars Above 1/1/17
E

[JoAnne]

Continued from post 31

Earth sciences: Earth, the third planet from the sun, is the fifth largest planet in the solar system; only the gas giants Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are bigger. Earth is the largest of the terrestrial planets of the inner solar system, bigger than Mercury, Venus and Mars. Read 3/3 DONE!
**Cover: read a book with a cover with an outdoor scene
Light After Dark (The McCarthys of Gansett Island #16) by Marie Force 1/2/17 4stars
**Read a book with a main character that works/studies in this subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us why it fits)
First Step Forward (Grand Valley #1) by Liora Blake 1/9/17 4stars (Whitney owns an organic fruit orchard)
**Read a book that is set outdoors
Yesterday Island by Renee Hart 1/31/16 4stars (set on the island the parts regarding the past and Russia)

Writing is a medium of human communication that represents language and emotion through the inscription or recording of signs and symbols. In most languages, writing is a complement to speech or spoken language Read 3/3 DONE!
**Cover – read a book with words/letters or writing symbols (other than title & authors name)
Healing a Heart (Cattle Creek #2) by Amy Lillard 2/4/17 4stars (excerpt from a review; lists book 1's title from this series)
**Read a book with an main character who works or studies the subject OR a book you can justify works with this subject (tell us how it fits)
Wild Horse Springs (Ransom Canyon, #5) by Jodi Thomas 2/13/17 5stars (Tim and Lauren are writers - he ebooks and she short stories)
**Read a book that you found to be well written (this is opinion based, but please tell us why you think so)
Every Little Thing (Butler, Vermont #1) by Marie Force 2/9/17 5stars (5 star review; flowed well and multifaceted characters)

Medicine has existed for thousands of years, during most of which it was an art (an area of skill and knowledge) frequently having connections to the religious and philosophical beliefs of local culture. Read 3/3 DONE!
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
Sunrise Canyon (New Americana #1) by Janet Dailey 2/18/17 4stars (Kira is a therapist and runs a horse therapy program for troubled teens)
**Read a book where someone needs medical attention
Miss Bradshaw's Bought Betrothal by Virginia Heath 1/13/17 4stars (Finn is seriously injured when he falls off his horse - wounds, broken ribs, etc.)
**Spell: LAB COAT Read 7/7
L Lavender, Marie - Directions of the Heart: A Romantic Drama Collection 4/24/17 4stars
A Angora Alibi (Seaside Knitters Mystery, #7) by Sally Goldenbaum 4/8/17 4stars
B (The) Beaumont Heirs #7 - Rich Rancher for Christmas by Sarah M. Anderson 4/23/17 4stars

C (The) Christmas Room by Catherine Anderson 7/10/17 4stars
O Once a Moretti Wife by Michelle Smart 4/2/17 4stars
A Always My Baby (The Kingsleys of Texas #1) by Martha Kennerson 4/14/17 3stars
T Trimmed with Murder (Seaside Knitters Mystery, #10) by Sally Goldenbaum 5/19/17 4stars


Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits. Read 3/3 DONE!
**Cover – read a book with a child on the cover
Two by Two by Nicholas Sparks 7/14/17 4stars
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies the subject
Alaska Adventure Romance Collection: (4 Book Series of Clean Romance Novellas) (Women's Adventure Romance) by Renee Hart 2/19/17 4stars (Mandy teaches 3rd grade but becomes a summer nanny in The Summer Nanny; Ashley - coordinator for Bush School and teaches Devin and Lacey but want to return to the lower 48 and get a real teaching job in Together in the Wild)
**Spell: BINDER Read 6/6 DONE!
B The Beach House Cookbook by Mary Kay Andrews 7/5/17 4stars
I Irresistible You (Chicago Rebels #1) by Kate Meader 7/21/17 4stars
N Need You #4 - When I Need You by Lorelei James 8/20/17 4.5stars
D Daniels, B.J. Atonement (Beartooth, Montana #4) by 4/28/17 4stars
E Emma Douglas Need You Now (Cloud Bay #1) 9/24/17 4stars
R Rock, Joanne - Secret Baby Scandal 8/7/17 4stars

Criminal justice Read 2/3
~~ Criminal justice is the system of practices and institutions of governments directed at upholding social control, deterring and mitigating crime, or sanctioning those who violate laws with criminal penalties and rehabilitation efforts. Read 3/3 DONE!
**Cover: read a book with a police officer, judge, lawyer or criminal on the cover (must be evident it is a criminal - handcuffed, in prison uniform, etc)
(EXIT Inc. #3 ) by Lena Diaz 1/21/17 4stars (Bailey and Kade - she's an Enforcer; he's FBI - both holding guns)
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
Somebody Like You (Darling, VT #1) by Donna Alward 1/8/17 4stars (Aiden is a police officer)
**Spell: BRIEFCASE Read 9/9 DONE
B Bad Boys After Dark #2 - Never Look Back: A Riveting Bad Boy Mafia Romanceby Gabi Moore 4/18/17 1star
R Roberts, Sheila - Starting Over on Blackberry Lane (Life in Icicle Falls #10) 4/5/17 4stars
I Indigo Lake (Ransom Canyon #6) by Jodi Thomas 7/16/17 4stars
E Emily Raymond, James Patterson, Frank Costantini, Brian Sitts -
Two From the Heart 4/30/17 4stars
F A Finely Knit Murder (Seaside Knitters Mystery #9) by Sally Goldenbaum 4/30/17 4stars
C Coming Home #1 - Lost Rider by Harper Sloan 3/18/17 3.5stars
A Adair, Marina - Feels Like the First Time (Destiny Bay #2) 4/12/17 4stars
S Sharon Gloss - Vintage 3/27/17 4stars
E Emma Douglas A Season of You (Cloud Bay #2) 9/30/17 3.5stars

[Barbara ★]

continued...

✔Earth sciences: Earth, the third planet from the sun, is the fifth largest planet in the solar system; only the gas giants Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are bigger. Earth is the largest of the terrestrial planets of the inner solar system, bigger than Mercury, Venus and Mars.
✔**Cover: read a book with a cover with an outdoor scene
Ghost Story - Jim Butcher 10/15

✔**Read a book with a main character that works/studies in this subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us why it fits)
Spider's Bite - Jennifer Estep (m.c. fights an Earth Elemental) 10/25
✔**Read a book that is set outdoors OR that is 3rd or 5th in a series
Sentenced to Death - Lorna Barrett (Booktown Mystery #5) 10/22

✔Writing is a medium of human communication that represents language and emotion through the inscription or recording of signs and symbols. In most languages, writing is a complement to speech or spoken language
✔**Cover – read a book with words/letters or writing symbols (other than title & authors name)
Fighting to Forget - J.D. Salisbury (tattoos are names/phrases) 10/12

✔**Read a book with an main character who works or studies the subject OR a book you can justify works with this subject (tell us how it fits)
Stolen: A Letter to My Captor - Lucy Christopher 10/23
(m.c. writes a 300 page letter to her kidnapper)
✔**Read a book that you found to be well written (this is opinion based, but please tell us why you think so)
The Dreaming: A Novel of Australia - Barbara Wood 11/5
(the prose of this book puts you into the Australian Outback. You can see, feel and even smell the flavor of the barrenest place on earth. Makes you want to take the next plane out or totally convinces you this isn't a place to vacation.)

✔Medicine has existed for thousands of years, during most of which it was an art (an area of skill and knowledge) frequently having connections to the religious and philosophical beliefs of local culture.
✔**Cover: read a book with something medical on it (stethoscope, prescription bottle)
Birdman - Mo Hayder (forcepts?)1/7

✔**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
Anyone But You - Jennifer Crusie (hero is a doctor) 10/29
✔**Read a book where someone needs medical attention
Hide Away - Iris Johansen (m.c. needs to be airlifted out of Scotland) 11/16

✔Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits.
✔**Cover – read a book with a child on the cover
Daughter of the Blood - Ann Bishop 1/22

✔**Read a YA book
Crash - Nicole Williams 11/11
✔**Spell: BINDER (6)
B: Bite Me - Shelly Laurenston 12/24
I: I Love This Bar - Carolyn Brown 12/23
N: Not Always a Saint - Mary Jo Putney 11/24
D: The Witch Is Dead - Shirley Damsgaard 12/16
E: Some Like It Scot - Suzanne Enoch 1/8
R: Raising the Past - Jeremy Robinson 2/28

✔Criminal justice~~ Criminal justice is the system of practices and institutions of governments directed at upholding social control, deterring and mitigating crime, or sanctioning those who violate laws with criminal penalties and rehabilitation efforts.
✔**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
Edge of Midnight - Charlene Weir (m.c. is a police chief) 10/19
✔**Read a book where a character goes through the legal system (either rightly or wrongly accused - must go through 2 or more processes - jailed, arraignment, court, etc)
Apprentice in Death - J.D. Robb 12/17
✔**Spell: BRIEFCASE (9)
B: The Hawk and His Boy - Christopher Bunn 1/31
R: Rogue - Katy Evans 2/2
I: Insidious - Catherine Coulter 11/7
E: The Last Good Man - Kathleen Eagle 2/17
F: The Final Cut - Catherine Coulter 1/5
C: Compulsion - Allison Brennan 12/24
A: The Art of Duke Hunting - Sophia Nash 10/13
S: Paper, Scissors, Death - Joanna Campbell Slan 10/30
E: The Edinburgh Dead - Brian Ruckley 2/23

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Joann]

Finished my Masters Degree - 3 tasks per subject!

The Subjects:

Chemistry 3 / 3 tasks completed
**Cover – read a book with a bridge on cover -12/18/16
Read a book where a main character works/studies in the field of chemistry OR a book you can justify fits this subject Haunted Ground - 10/10/16 - MC is a pathologist who uses a lot of chemistry in her research
**Read a book with characters who have a strong chemistry Second Grave on the Left - 9/17/16

Geography 3 / 3 tasks completed
**Cover: read a book with a map of some sort 1/27/17
**Read a book where there is a lot of travel The Travelling Tea Shop -11/17/16
**Spell MARKERS (7)
M Molly MacRae - Last Wool and Testament -10/25/17
A -And Only to Deceive -9/5/17
R - Riggs - Library of Souls - 10/30/16
K - Karen White - The House on Tradd Street -9/25/16
E - Everyone Brave is Forgiven -11/2/16
R - Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen -12/14/16-
S - St. James - The Haunting of Maddy Clare - 10/8/16


Music 3 / 3 tasks completed
**Cover: read a book with something musical on it - an old record player - 10/18/16
**Read a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits) Finding Noel MC is guitar player and teacher - 12/7/16
**Read a book where there is a music concert Life Is Good: The Book 9/20/16

Psychology - 3/3 task completed
Cover – read a book with something “Greek” – a statue, the flag, OR a cover that is only blue & white - Mary Stewart - 4/7/17
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits) - The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes - MC is a Psychologist - 9/5/16
**Read a book set in Greece And the Mountains Echoed - 9/7/16

Astronomy - 3/3 tasks completed
**Cover: read a book with stars, moons, asteroids, anything found in space - 12/23/16
**Read a book by an author originally from Greece, India, Egypt, Iran, or China The Story Hour - born in India - 3/3/17
**Spell: TELESCOPE (9)
T Turbo Twenty-Three - 12/9/16
E Evanovich - The Pursuit - 11/13/16
L Lisa Lutz - The Passenger - 2/18/17
E Elery Adams - Pies and Prejudice - 11/28/16
S The Skull Beneath the Skin - 11/6/16
C Carr - India Black - 12/12/16
O Osborne - Haunted Waters - 12/31/16
P Practical Magic - 10/6/16
E The Edge of Lost - 9/15/16

Accounting: 3/3 tasks completed
**Cover: a book with a number on the cover - 3/2/17
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject MC is an accountant who works for the IRS - Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure - Diane Kelly - read 3/6/17
**Read a book where there are statistics somewhere in the storyAll Good Deeds - 11/16/16

Language 3 / 3 tasks completed
**Cover – Read a book with a landmark on the cover from a country where English is NOT the main language - Venice, Italy - 2/4/17
Read a book with a main character that works or studies the subject OR a book that you can justify for this subject Against the Tide MC works as a translator of multiple languages - 9/28/16
**Read a book where the main character can speak more than one language The History of Love - 10/24/16

Technology 3 / 3 tasks completed
**Cover: read a book with some form of technology on it – (computer, e-reader, stereo, etc)) -Death Comes eCalling - Leslie O’Kane - 8/3/17
**Read a book with a main character that works or studies the subject OR a book that you can justify for this subject (tell us how it works) A Robot in the Garden - 11/12/16
**Read a book where use of technology is important The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - 1/15/17

Religious studies 3/3 tasks completed
**Cover: read a book with a religious symbol of any kind 8/31/17
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject Jane Eyre - lots of study of the bible and such and characters who were church figures - 10/9/16
**Read a book where religion is important to the plotHallowed Bones -10/19/16

Earth sciences: 3 / 3 tasks completed
**Cover: read a book with a cover with an outdoor scene 11/15/16
**Read a book that is set outdoors Track of the Cat 10/19/16
Spell: GLOBE (5)
G The Gray and Guilty Sea - 1/12/17
L The Lemoncholy Life of Annie Aster - 1/17/17
O The Ocean at the End of the Lane - 1/6/17
B Bourbon - Deadly Patterns - 12/11/16
E Enslen - A Field of Red - 11/24/17

Writing 3/3 task completed
**Read a book with an main character who works or studies the subject OR a book you can justify works with this subject (tell us how it fits) My Name Is Lucy Barton - MC is an author - 9/3/16
**Read a book that you found to be well written (this is opinion based, but please tell us why you think so) The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - I think the author did a great job of telling an awful tale in a lighthearted, almost witty, way. War stories told in a very readable, enjoyable fashion is a rarity. - 1/8/17
**Spell: THESAURUS (9)
T Trouble in Spades - 2/2/17
H Firefly Lane - Kristin Hannah - 4/2/17
E Every Witch Way But Wicked - 10/21/16
S Swendson - Damsel Under Stress - 10/13/16
A Armed and Fabulous - 1/2/17
U A Useful Woman - 12/6/16
R Robert Bryzinda - Coco Pinchard, The Consequences Of Love And Sex - 1/4/17
U Until Proven Guilty - J.A. Jance - 3/21/17
S Steve Patterson - The Book of Letters I Didn't Know Where to Send - 11/23/16

Medicine - - 3 / 3 tasks completed
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject Lilac Girls - 11/20/16
**Read a book where someone needs medical attention Sea Change - 9/13/16
**Spell: LAB COAT (7)
L Louise Penny - Still Life - 10/12/16
A Any Witch Way You Can - 10/20/16
B Blackwell - Give Up the Ghost - 11/7/16
C Charms and Chocolate Chips - 11/23/16
O Orphan Train - 11/25/16
A T. Austin - Diner Knock Out - 11/11/16
T - Tracey Guzeman - The Gravity of Birds - 12/3/16

Education 3 tasks completed
**Cover – read a book with a child on the cover - 10/26/16
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies the subject Flowers in the Snow - important character is a teacher - 9/22/16
**Read a YA bookGirl, Stolen - 10/23/16

Criminal justice - 3/3 task completed
**Cover: read a book with a police officer, judge, lawyer or criminal on the cover Denise Grover Swank - Mar 12/17 -she's in handcuffs on cover
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject Engaged in Death - Three main characters are lawyers - 11/2/16
**Read a book where a character goes through the legal system These Things Hidden - 9/8/16

[Joann]

:} Sharon {; wrote: "Great job, Joanne, just a couple of things - it looks like you used a couple books twice (each book can only be used for one task in the challenge) - Hallowed Bones and Any Witch Way You Can. And, ..."

Oops! I've substituted one of the Hallowed bones with a book I read last week which I hadn't used on the challenge. I don't see where Any Witch way was used a second time though. There is an Every Witch way.... and an Any Witch way ....

Dates added

[Kim. E.]

TLC Back to College
Start Date: 7/1/17
Duration: Open Ended
Completed:
Level: Master's Degree
Status:

Levels:
High School - 1 task per subject
Associates degree - 2 tasks per subject
Masters Degree - 3 tasks per subject
Doctorate - 4 tasks per subject

The Subjects:

Chemistry is sometimes called the central science because it bridges other natural sciences, including physics, geology and biology.

**Cover – read a book with an equation or chemistry items (beaker, microscope, etc) OR a bridge
9/5/17

**Read a book where a main character works/studies in the field of chemistry OR a book you can justify fits this subject (tell us why it works)

**Read a book with characters who have a strong chemistry

**Spell: TEST TUBE (9)
T - Triptych 9/21/17
E - Every Fifteen Minutes 8/22/17
S - The Silver Linings Playbook 9/14/17
T

T
U - Undercover 9/13/17
B - Body Double 7/13/17
E

Geography is the study of places and the relationships between people and their environments

**Cover: read a book with a map of some sort

11 Days in December: Christmas at the Bulge, 1944 8/1/17

**Read a book with a main character is working/studying this subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us why it works)

**Read a book where there is a lot of travel OR a book that has a location in the title

**Spell MARKERS (7)
M Martha Washington: An American Life 8/8/17
A Anne of Avonlea 10/1/17
R
K - Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI 8/19/17
E
R
S

Music is an art form and cultural activity whose medium is sound and silence.

**Cover: read a book with something musical on it (an instrument, music, music symbols)
. 9/27/17

**Read a book with a main character that works or studies this subject or a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)

**Read a book where there is a music concert

**Spell: RECORDER (8)
R
E
C - Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder 7/7/17
O Organize Your Genealogy: Strategies and Solutions for Every Researcher 8/15/17
R
D
E
R

Psychology is really a very new science, with most advances happening over the past 150 years or so. However, its origins can be traced back to ancient Greece, 400 – 500 years BC.

**Cover – read a book with something “Greek” – a statue, the flag, OR a cover that is only blue & white
9/25/17

**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)

**Read a book set in Greece

**Spell KLEENEX (7)
K
L
E
E
N - Night Road 9/19/17
E
X

Astronomy is one of the oldest sciences. The early civilizations in recorded history, such as the Babylonians, Greeks, Indians, Egyptians, Nubians, Iranians, Chinese, and Maya performed methodical observations of the night sky.

**Cover: read a book with stars, moons, asteroids, anything found in space
10/14/17

**Read a book with a main character who works or studies the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)

**Read a book by an author originally from Greece, India, Egypt, Iran, or China

**Spell: TELESCOPE (9)
T
E
L
E
S Strawberry Shortcake Murder 7/21/17
C
O
P Peter Paul Rubens 8/9/17
E

Accounting: Mathematics is essential in many fields, including natural science, engineering, medicine, finance and the social sciences. Applied mathematics has led to entirely new mathematical disciplines, such as statistics and game theory. Mathematicians also engage in pure mathematics, or mathematics for its own sake, without having any application in mind.

**Cover: a book with a number on the cover
(The 5th Horseman is ok but Zero Day is not)

**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)

**Read a book where there are statistics somewhere in the story


**Spell – ABACUS (6)
A- Anything Is Possible 11/15/17
B Big Little Lies 9/27/17
A- Ashes to Ashes 11/24/17
C The Cove 10/3/17
U
S

Language is the ability to acquire and use complex systems of communication, particularly the human ability to do so, and a language is any specific example of such a system

**Cover – Read a book with a landmark on the cover from a country where English is NOT the main language
9/11/17

**Read a book with a main character that works or studies the subject OR a book that you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)

**Read a book where the main character can speak more than one language

**Spell – DICTIONARY (10)
D - Dear Mr. You 11/4/17
I - In the Blood 7/9/17
C
T
I Into the Water 8/5/17
O
N
A - Audacity: How Barack Obama Defied His Critics and Created a Legacy That Will Prevail 7/12/17
R
Y Yes Please 7/29/17

Technology is the collection of techniques, skills, methods and processes used in the production of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objectives, such as scientific investigation.

**Cover: read a book with some form of technology on it – (computer, e-reader, stereo, etc))

**Read a book with a main character that works or studies the subject OR a book that you can justify for this subject (tell us how it works)

**Read a book where use of technology is important (the use of a computer for research to find something, the use of GPS to get somewhere, etc)

**Spell: LAPTOP (6)
L
A
P - Pretty Girls 7/12/17
T
O- One of Us Is Lying 11/2/17
P

Religious studies originated in the 19th century, when scholarly and historical analysis of the Bible had flourished, and Hindu and Buddhist texts were first being translated into European languages.

**Cover: read a book with a religious symbol of any kind

**Read a book with a main character who works or studies the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)

**Read a book where religion is important to the plot

**Spell: BIBLE (5)
B Breakfast at Tiffany's 10/3/17
I Island of the Blue Dolphins 10/2/17
B Blindsighted 10/8/17
L
E Evansville in World War II 10/5/17

Earth sciences: Earth, the third planet from the sun, is the fifth largest planet in the solar system; only the gas giants Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are bigger. Earth is the largest of the terrestrial planets of the inner solar system, bigger than Mercury, Venus and Mars.

**Cover: read a book with a cover with an outdoor scene
11/6/17

**Read a book with a main character that works/studies in this subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us why it fits)

Listening to Whales: What the Orcas Have Taught Us 7/22/17 (author is spending life studying orcas and how they communicate with each other)

**Read a book that is set outdoors OR that is 3rd or 5th in a series

Spell: GLOBE (5)
G
L
O On Black Sisters Street 7/30/17
B Beartown 7/26/17
E

Writing is a medium of human communication that represents language and emotion through the inscription or recording of signs and symbols. In most languages, writing is a complement to speech or spoken language
**Cover – read a book with words/letters or writing symbols (other than title & authors name)

**Read a book with an main character who works or studies the subject OR a book you can justify works with this subject (tell us how it fits)

**Read a book that you found to be well written (this is opinion based, but please tell us why you think so)

**Spell: THESAURUS (9)
T
H His Excellency: George Washington 7/27/17
E
S
A
U Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History 10/7/17
R Rushing Waters 10/8/17
U
S


Medicine has existed for thousands of years, during most of which it was an art (an area of skill and knowledge) frequently having connections to the religious and philosophical beliefs of local culture.
**Cover: read a book with something medical on it (stethoscope, prescription bottle, etc

**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)

**Read a book where someone needs medical attention
My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey 12/1/17

**Spell: LAB COAT (7)
L - Legacy 8/30/17
A
B - Black Beauty 9/1/17

C
O - Our Daily Bread: German Village Life, 1500-1850 10/21/17
A
T- Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between 10/31/17

Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits.
**Cover – read a book with a child on the cover

**Read a book with a main character who works or studies the subject OR a book that you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
Girls Against Girls: Why We Are Mean to Each Other and How We Can Change 10/25/17

**Read a YA book
Speak 10/26/17

**Spell: BINDER (6)
B - Blueberry Muffin Murder 9/4/17
I - 10/20/17
N
D
E
R


Criminal justice
~~ Criminal justice is the system of practices and institutions of governments directed at upholding social control, deterring and mitigating crime, or sanctioning those who violate laws with criminal penalties and rehabilitation efforts.

**Cover: read a book with a police officer, judge, lawyer or criminal on the cover (must be evident it is a criminal - handcuffed, in prison uniform, etc)
In the Woods 7/1/17

**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
Judgment in Death 10/28/17

**Read a book where a character goes through the legal system (either rightly or wrongly accused - must go through 2 or more processes - jailed, arraignment, court, etc)


**Spell: BRIEFCASE (9)
B - Bared to You 8/29/17
R
I - Irish Fairy and Folk Tales 11/8/17
E
F - Family Ties 8/23/17
C
A
S
E

[Kim. E.]

Reserved for my challenge, once I figure out where I'm going to divide it.

[Bonita]

I have one more book I need for the spelling portion. I haven't started the rest of the tasks yet.

[[deleted user]]

:} Sharon {; wrote: "So, just shy of a year of classes, how's everyone???"

I'm pretty close. Still got a lot of Es to find for the spell outs. Really need to update my post!

[JoAnne]

Of the 14 subjects I've completed 7 subjects so far by completing 3 tasks for each. I'm going for my Masters!

In some subjects I'm doing a spell out as one of the tasks but in others it wasn't necessary.

In 5 subject areas where I am currently doing spell outs I have 9 letters remaining

For the other 9 subjects remaining I'm missing one or two tasks

[Kim. E.]

Well, I just started July 1st, so too soon to evaluate.

[Sunshine✰✰✰]

Finished!

Back to School-College Edition
Duration: Sept 1 2016 - Sept 30 2017
Level: Associates Degree 69/69


✔Chemistry
**Read a book you can justify fits this subject - She learns different poisons and how to spot them by smell/taste
Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder 1/24/17
**Read a book with characters who have a strong chemistry
Finding Snow by Alexa Riley 12/19/16

✔Geography
**Read a book where there is a lot of travel
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien 1/31/17
**Spell MARKERS (7)
M Frostbite by Richelle Mead 9/23/16
A Beauty Sleeps by Alexa Riley 11/17/16
R Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead 12/22/16
K Killer Cupcakes by Leighann Dobbs 12/31/16
E Ever Shade by Alexia Purdy 1/18/17
R Flip That Haunted House by Rose Pressey 12/9/16
S Suicide Forest by Jeremy Bates 10/6/16

✔Music:
**Cover: Read a book with something musical on it Drum Set
3/14/17
**Read a book with a main character that works or studies this subject or a book you can justify for this subject - Lead Singer of a band
Secrets of the Demon by Diana Rowland 9/29/16

✔Psychology
**Cover – read a book with a cover that is only blue & white
1/13/17
**Read a book you can justify for this subject - MC is having dreams of his past that is affecting his relationships in the present
Father Mine by J.R. Ward 12/30/16

✔Astronomy
**Cover: read a book with stars, moons, asteroids, anything found in space - Moon
5/5/17
**Spell: TELESCOPE (9)
T Three Wishes (aka: The Karma Beat) by Juli Alexander 3/14/17
E Heir of the Dog by Hailey Edwards 7/7/17
L Shameless by Lora Leigh 6/7/17
E Deadly Magic by Elisabeth Crabtree 2/6/17
S Shock by K.R. Griffiths 2/28/17
C Marked by P.C. Cast 2/26/17
O Taking Chances by Ann Omasta 2/17/17
P Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs 5/27/17
E Escape by L.S. O'Dea 5/24/17

✔Accounting
**Read a book where there are statistics somewhere in the story
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks 12/4/16
**Spell – ABACUS (6)
A Curran POV Collection by Gordon Andrews 4/25/17
B Hold 1 by Jayne Blue 3/31/17
A Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews 1/5/17
C Murder in the Spotlight by Chloe Kendrick 2/28/17
U Unholy Ghosts by Stacia Kane 1/28/17
S Sins of the Demon by Diana Rowland 1/9/17

✔Language
**Read a book where the main character can speak more than one language
Demons are a Ghoul's Best Friend by Victoria Laurie 4/9/17
**Spell – DICTIONARY (10)
D Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison 3/21/17
I Iron Crowned by Richelle Mead 3/4/17
C Charms and Chocolate Chips by Bailey Cates 5/11/17
T The Living And The Dead by Todd Travis 2/23/17
I Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews 2/9/17
O Once Bitten, Twice Shy by Jennifer Rardin 4/6/17
N Tempest's Legacy by Nicole Peeler 4/16/17
A Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoria Laurie 4/14/17
R Rogue by Rachel Vincent 4/7/17
Y Blood Past by Samantha Young 5/18/17

✔Technology
**Read a book where use of technology is important
Cherry Bomb by J.A. Konrath 9/14/16
**Spell: LAPTOP (6)
L The Long Quiche Goodbye by Avery Aames 9/20/16
A Riding Red by Alexa Riley 11/10/16
P Crush by Stefan Petrucha 9/6/16
T Zomblog by T.W. Brown 12/31/16
O Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz 10/13/16
P Panic by K.R. Griffiths 10/31/16

✔Religion:
**Read a book you can justify for this subject - The Trapper Guild trapps Demons and the Church disposes of them. The Church also provides the Holy Water used to trap them.
The Demon Trapper's Daughter by Jana Oliver 4/19/17
**Spell: BIBLE (5)
B Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti by Bailey Cates 10/26/16
I The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook 12/28/16
B Summer Knight by Jim Butcher 11/11/16
L Lost and Fondue by Avery Aames 1/14/17
E Hatshepsut's Collar by A.W. Exley 9/26/16

✔Earth sciences:
**Read a book that is 3rd in a series The Lost Slipper by Alexa Riley 11/30/16
**Spell: GLOBE (5)
G Genesis by Michaelbrent Collings 2/21/17
L What's a Ghoul to Do? by Victoria Laurie 1/2/17
O On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle 11/21/16
B Blood Promise by Richelle Mead 2/15/17
E Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost 2/20/17

✔Writing
**Cover – read a book with words/letters or writing symbols (other than title & authors name) - Runes
7/19/17
**Read a book with an main character who works or studies the subject OR a book you can justify works with this subject - MC is learning to read/write Latin for her job
Nero's Fiddle by A.W. Exley 11/16/16

✔Medicine
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject - MC is a nurse at the private clinic
Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward 10/21/16
**Read a book where someone needs medical attention
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare 9/12/16

✔Education
**Read a book that you can justify for this subject - Vice Principal is murdered
Back to School Murder by Leslie Meier 8/30/16
**Read a YA book
The Maze Runner by James Dashner 11/9/16

✔Criminal justice
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject - MC works for the FBI
Smoke Rising by Craig Halloran 9/1/16
**Read a book where a character goes through the legal system - must go through 2 or more processes - jailed, arraignment
Moseh's Staff by A.W. Exley 12/15/16

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Sunshine!

[Bonita]

Completed high school level and have decided not to continue with the remaining tasks.

BACK TO SCHOOL
THE COLLEGE EDITION
9/1/16 - No Deadline


Level: High School


The Subjects: (Spelling)

Chemistry is sometimes called the central science because it bridges other natural sciences, including physics, geology and biology.

**Spell: TEST TUBE (8)
T This Heart of Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 9/6/16
E The End by Lemony Snicket 9/1/16
S A Stranger in Paradise by Tianna Xander 9/1/16
T Tymber Dalton - Cardinal's Rule 12/10/16

T Talking Dirty with the CEO by Jackie Ashenden 9/28/16
U Undersold by B.B. Hamel 9/11/16
B Bella Andre - Game for Seduction 9/9/16
E Elizabeth Lowell - Running Scared 9/16/16

Geography is the study of places and the relationships between people and their environments

**Spell MARKERS (7)
M Maggie Sefton - Cast On, Kill Off 9/22/16
A Arend, Vivian - Rocky Mountain Freedom 9/14/16
R Rescue Me by Jaci Burton 9/25/16
K Kenyon, Sherrilyn - Sins of the Night 9/18/16
E Elle Kennedy - The Deal 9/29/16
R Robyn Carr - Second Chance Pass 10/22/16
S Sandra Brown - Led Astray 12/17/17

Music is an art form and cultural activity whose medium is sound and silence.

**Spell: RECORDER (8)
R Rick Yancey - The Last Star 10/26/16
E Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon 3/23/17
C The Cowgirl Ropes a Billionaire by Cora Seton 10/10/16
O Otto Penzler - The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories 9/27/16
R Rhonda Lee Carver - Second Chance Cowboy 10/27/16
D Diana Gabaldon - Voyager 10/2/16
E Enemies on Tap by Avery Flynn 4/13/17
R Redeeming Zorus by Laurann Dohner 10/15/16

Psychology is really a very new science, with most advances happening over the past 150 years or so. However, its origins can be traced back to ancient Greece, 400 – 500 years BC.

**Spell KLEENEX (7)
K Karen Marie Moning - The Highlander's Touch 10/30/16
L The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis 11/8/16
E Evanovich, Janet - Turbo Twenty-Three 11/23/16
E Evanovich, Janet - Curious Minds 12/6/16
N Nauti Boy by Lora Leigh 9/23/16
E Emma Storm - Temptation 1/19/17
X Xiaolong, Qiu - When Red Is Black 10/4/16

Astronomy is one of the oldest sciences. The early civilizations in recorded history, such as the Babylonians, Greeks, Indians, Egyptians, Nubians, Iranians, Chinese, and Maya performed methodical observations of the night sky.

**Spell: TELESCOPE (9)
T The Thrill of Victory by Sandra Brown 11/6/16
E Evanovich, Janet - The Heist 1/27/17
L Lyn Hamilton - The Xibalba Murders 12/13/16
E Evanovich, Janet - The Chase 2/12/17
S Steve, Berry - The King's Deception 11/11/16
C Cora Seton - The Sheriff Catches a Bride 10/24/16
O Olivia Cunning - Hot Ticket 11/13/16
P Probst, Jennifer - The Marriage Bargain 10/8/16
E Even Witches Get the Blues by J.D. Winters 1/29/17

Accounting: Mathematics is essential in many fields, including natural science, engineering, medicine, finance and the social sciences. Applied mathematics has led to entirely new mathematical disciplines, such as statistics and game theory. Mathematicians also engage in pure mathematics, or mathematics for its own sake, without having any application in mind.

**Spell – ABACUS (6)
A Angela Verdenius - The Virgin Sex Queen 11/3/16
B Butcher, Jim - Grave Peril 9/10/16
A Anderson, Catherine - Silver Thaw 11/9/16
C C.S. Lewis - The Magician's Nephew 10/27/16
U Unleash the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon 12/29/16
S Sweet Surrender by Maya Banks 10/12/16

Language is the ability to acquire and use complex systems of communication, particularly the human ability to do so, and a language is any specific example of such a system

**Spell – DICTIONARY (10)
D Dream a Little Dream by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 9/20/16
I If Only They Could Talk by James Herriot 9/9/16
C Celebration by Fern Michaels 11/7/16
T A Table for Three by Lainey Reese 11/26/16
I It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet by James Herriot 9/20/16
O Olivia Cunning - Loving on Borrowed Time 11/21/16
N Nalini Singh - Angels' Blood 9/30/16
A Accidentally Married To The Billionaire - Part 3 by Sierra Rose 11/6/16
R Rick Yancey - The Last Star 10/26/16
Y Yancey, Rick - The 5th Wave 10/19/16

Technology is the collection of techniques, skills, methods and processes used in the production of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objectives, such as scientific investigation.

**Spell: LAPTOP (6)
L Lexi Blake - A Dom is Forever 10/20/16
A Andersen, Susan - Head Over Heels 11/21/16
P Patton's Way by Jenny Penn 12/17/16
T Toni Blake - Letters to a Secret Lover 11/17/16
O On His Terms by Sierra Cartwright 11/24/16
P Patti Smith - M Train 11/21/16

Religious studies originated in the 19th century, when scholarly and historical analysis of the Bible had flourished, and Hindu and Buddhist texts were first being translated into European languages.

**Spell: BIBLE (5)
B Berry, Steve - The Jefferson Key 10/14/16
I The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey 10/24/16
B Bill Bryson - A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail 12/13/16
L Lewis, C.S. - The Horse and His Boy 10/28/16
E Elemental Pleasure by Mari Carr 4/20/17

Earth sciences: Earth, the third planet from the sun, is the fifth largest planet in the solar system; only the gas giants Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are bigger. Earth is the largest of the terrestrial planets of the inner solar system, bigger than Mercury, Venus and Mars.

Spell: GLOBE (5)
G The Gratitude Diaries: How a Year Looking on the Bright Side Can Transform Your Life by Janice Kaplan 12/6/16
L Lewis, C.S. - Prince Caspian 10/30/16
O Oak, Sophie - Sirens in Bliss 10/23/16
B Billy Crystal - Still Foolin' 'Em: Where I've Been, Where I'm Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys 11/17/16
E Evanovich, Janet - The Job 5/25/17

Writing is a medium of human communication that represents language and emotion through the inscription or recording of signs and symbols. In most languages, writing is a complement to speech or spoken language

**Spell: THESAURUS (9)
T Todd Brewster - Lincoln's Gamble: How the Emancipation Proclamation Changed the Course of the Civil War 12/8/16
H Honor Bound by Sandra Brown 11/14/16
E The Emerald City of Oz by L. Frank Baum 6/28/17
S Seduction by Design by Sandra Brown 11/1/16
A Ann Mayburn - The Breaker's Concubine 12/1/16
U Unexpected by Maisey Yates 2/23/17
R Rick Riordan - The Sea of Monsters 11/14/16
U Under His Command by Kristine Cayne 3/4/17
S Sinclair, Cherise - Mischief and the Masters 11/23/16

Medicine has existed for thousands of years, during most of which it was an art (an area of skill and knowledge) frequently having connections to the religious and philosophical beliefs of local culture.

**Spell: LAB COAT (7)
L Lewis, C.S. - The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 11/2/16
A Angelou, Maya - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 12/5/16
B Blakely, Lauren - The Sexy One 12/24/16

C Contest by Matthew Reilly 10/30/16
O Olivia Cunning - Rock Hard 10/7/16
A Agatha Christie - They Do It with Mirrors 9/27/16
T Ten Good Reasons by Lauren Christopher 1/9/17

Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits.

**Spell: BINDER (6)
B Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin by Jill Lepore 11/29/16
I I Love Bad Boys by Lori Foster 9/20/16
N Naomi Miller - Blueberry Cupcake Mystery 2/15/17
D David Shields - Salinger 11/12/16
E Emma Chizzit and the Napa Nemesis by Mary Bowen Hall 7/4/17
R Roald Dahl - Boy: Tales of Childhood 11/29/16

Criminal justice
~~ Criminal justice is the system of practices and institutions of governments directed at upholding social control, deterring and mitigating crime, or sanctioning those who violate laws with criminal penalties and rehabilitation efforts.

**Spell: BRIEFCASE (9)
B Blake, Lexi - The Men with the Golden Cuffs 9/26/16
R Regina in the Sun by R.G. Alexander 12/13/16
I Ibrahim, Laila - Yellow Crocus 11/16/16
E Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton 7/17/17
F First Star I See Tonight by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 10/16/16
C Close Knit Killer by Maggie Sefton 11/13/16
A Andrews, Ilona - Origins 12/21/16
S The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis 11/7/16
E Emma by Jane Austen 8/9/17

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Bonita!!

[Bonita]

Thank you!

[Melanie]

Back To School: College Edition
Start date: October 20 2017

Levels: Masters Degree - 3 tasks per subject / Doctorate - 4 tasks per subject

Chemistry.
**Cover – read a book with a bridge
The Ranger - Ace Atkins - 12/20/2017

**Read a book where a main character works/studies in the field of chemistry OR a book you can justify fits this subject
The Chemist - Stephenie Meyer - 10/25/2017
How it fits: MC Alex is a scientist who creates formulas to use for torture e.g. injections to made the muscles contract painfully.

**Read a book with characters who have a strong chemistry
The Islands - Di Morrissey - 10/23/2017
How it fits: Catherine and PJ have instant attraction and keep coming together over the term of a year.

**Spell: TEST TUBE (9)
T
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T

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U - The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead - 5/15/2018
B
E

Geography.
**Cover: read a book with a map of some sort

**Read a book with a main character is working/studying this subject OR a book you can justify for this subject

**Read a book where there is a lot of travel.
Sanctuary - Judy Nunn - 11/8/2017
How it fits: The refugees in the book travel from the Middle East via Indonesia before coming to Australia.

**Spell MARKERS (7)
M - The Good Samaritan - John Marrs - 3/16/2018
A - The Light of Machu Picchu - Antoine B. Daniel - 5/20/2018
R
K
E
R - Soraya The Storyteller - Rosanne Hawke - 6/24/2018
S - The Girl with a Clock for a Heart - Peter Swanson - 6/23/2018

Music.
**Cover: read a book with something musical on it (an instrument, music, music symbols)

**Read a book with a main character that works or studies this subject or a book you can justify for this subject
Rain Music - Di Morrissey - 11/29/2017
How it fits: MC Ned is a singer, songwriter and musician who travels to Far North Queensland to avoid distractions and work on his music, he is trying to write a musical.

**Read a book where there is a music concert

**Spell: RECORDER (8)
R
E
C
O
R
D
E
R

Psychology.
**Cover – read a book with something “Greek” – a statue, the flag, OR a cover that is only blue & white

**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
The Rosie Project - Graeme Simsion - 3/20/2018
How it fits: Rosie is a Psychology PhD student.

**Read a book set in Greece
Helen of Troy - Margaret George - 2/28/2018
How it fits: The first and third parts are set in Greece.

**Spell KLEENEX (7)
K
L
E
E
N
E
X

[JoAnne]

Welcome Melanie!

[Melanie]

PART 2

Astronomy.
**Cover: read a book with stars, moons, asteroids, anything found in space

**Read a book with a main character who works or studies the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)

**Read a book by an author originally from Greece, India, Egypt, Iran, or China

**Spell: TELESCOPE (9)
T
E
L
E
S
C
O
P
E

Accounting.
**Cover: a book with a number on the cover (e.g. The 5th Horseman.)
13 Reasons Why - Jay Asher - 4/19/2018

**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
Big Little Lies - Liane Moriarty - 2/11/2018
How it fits: Jane is a book keeper, she was training to be a accountant however had to drop out as a young mum.

**Read a book where there are statistics somewhere in the story
Wonder - R.J. Palacio - 12/30/2017
How it fits: Via uses statistics when telling Justin what the chances are she may pass on this same genetic disorder to her children.

**Spell – ABACUS (6)
A - The Good Daughter - Alexandra Burt - 7/10/2018
B
A
C
U
S

Language.
**Cover – Read a book with a landmark on the cover from a country where English is NOT the main language
The Betrayal - Kate Furnivall - 3/5/2018
How it fits: Eiffel Tower on cover.

**Read a book with a main character that works or studies the subject OR a book that you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
Eva's Story: A Survivor's Tale by the Step-Sister of Anne Frank - Eva Schloss - 4/12/2018
How it fits: Eva has to study and learn languages during the war; learning Dutch, German and Russian.

**Read a book where the main character can speak more than one language
The Last Queen of India - Michelle Moran - 11/25/2017
How it fits: MC Sita speaks Hindi, Marathi and English.)

**Spell – DICTIONARY (10)
D - White Fire - Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child - 12/11/2017
I - Iron Cradles - Carol Mara - 7/3/2018
C - Wallbanger - Alice Clayton - 12/11/2017
T- The Winter Garden - Jane Thynne - 6/20/2018
I - In the Age of Love and Chocolate - Gabrielle Zevin - 7/8/2018
O - Opal's Story: A Novel - Phyllis H. Moore - 2/21/2018
N
A - Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories - R.J. Palacio - 1/26/2018
R - Red Dog - Louis de Bernières - 12/19/2017
Y - Y Is for Yesterday - Sue Grafton - 2/16/2018

Technology.
**Cover: read a book with some form of technology on it – (computer, e-reader, stereo, etc)

**Read a book with a main character that works or studies the subject OR a book that you can justify for this subject (tell us how it works)

**Read a book where use of technology is important (the use of a computer for research to find something, the use of GPS to get somewhere, etc)
The Late Show - Michael Connelly - 1/12/2018
How it fits: MC is a detective who uses a computer for database checks on suspects.

**Spell: LAPTOP (6)
L - The Viking's Chosen - Quinn Loftis - 4/22/2018
A - As Time Goes By - Mary Higgins Clark - 4/28/2018
P - Poison Study - Maria V. Snyder - 5/10/2018
T
O
P - The Phantom Of The Opera - Gaston Leroux - 3/10/2018

Religious studies.
**Cover: read a book with a religious symbol of any kind
Number the Stars - Lois Lowry - 2/16/2018
How it fits: Star of David in the place of an A in title.

**Read a book with a main character who works or studies the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject

**Read a book where religion is important to the plot
The Shack - William Paul Young - 1/15/2018
How it fits: Storyline involved creating a relationship with God.

**Spell: BIBLE (5)
B - Because It Is My Blood - Gabrielle Zevin - 6/27/2018
I
B
L
E

Earth sciences.
**Cover: read a book with a cover with an outdoor scene
Those Girls - Chevy Stevens - 11/20/2017
How it fits: Outdoor scene of two girls walking in the field.

**Read a book with a main character that works/studies in this subject OR a book you can justify for this subject

**Read a book that is 3rd or 5th in a series
Grave Memory - Kalayna Price - 12/5/2017
How it fits: Book 3 in the Alex Craft series.

Spell: GLOBE (5)
G - Dragonfly In Amber - Diana Gabaldon - 1/31/2018
L - Worth Fighting for: Love, Loss, and Moving Forward - Lisa Niemi Swayze - 2/23/2018
O
B - Bossypants - Tina Fey - 3/30/2018
E - The Danish Girl - David Ebershoff - 3/17/2018

Writing.
**Cover – read a book with words/letters or writing symbols (other than title & authors name)
Cleopatra's Daughter - Michelle Moran - 1/13/2018
How it fits: Egyptian hieroglyphs on background.

**Read a book with an main character who works or studies the subject OR a book you can justify works with this subject (tell us how it fits)
Find Me - J.S. Monroe - 11/14/2017
How it fits: MC Jar works as a journalist and is a published author.

**Read a book that you found to be well written (this is opinion based, but please tell us why you think so)
The Tattooist of Auschwitz - Heather Morris - 6/10/2018
How it fits: This book is very well written, you quickly develop a rapport with the MC and are quickly absorbed into the storyline. The writing structure flows well with short chapters. The author researched and told Lale and Gita's story brilliantly.

**Spell: THESAURUS (9)
T
H
E
S
A
U
R
U
S

Medicine.
**Cover: read a book with something medical on it (stethoscope, prescription bottle)

**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
Pet Sematary - Stephen King - 11/12/2017
How it fits: MC Lou is a doctor at the university hospital.

**Read a book where someone needs medical attention
Left Neglected - Lisa Genova - 11/2/2017
How it fits: After a car accident, MC has an Acquired Brain Injury requiring rehabilitation.

**Spell: LAB COAT (7)
L
A - Faithful - Alice Hoffman - 5/5/2018
B - The Foster Child - Jenny Blackhurst - 6/6/2018

C - Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper - Diablo Cody - 4/8/2018
O
A - All These Things I've Done - Gabrielle Zevin - 5/22/2018
T

Education.
**Cover – read a book with a child on the cover
The Darkest Secret - Alex Marwood - 10/29/2017
How it fits: 2 children on the cover.

**Read a book with a main character who works or studies the subject OR a book that you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)

**Read a YA book
City of Fallen Angels - Cassandra Clare - 11/22/2017
How it fits: MPG tagged YA by 5,416 users.

**Spell: BINDER (6)
B - Don't Shoot! I'm just the Avon Lady! - Birdie Jaworski - 4/16/2018
I - Interview with the Vampire - Anne Rice - 5/29/2018
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D - Down the Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny - Holly Madison - 12/31/2017
E - Notorious Nineteen - Janet Evanovich - 6/29/2018
R - Sandstorm - James Rollins - 5/26/2018

Criminal justice.
**Cover: read a book with a police officer, judge, lawyer or criminal on the cover (must be evident it is a criminal - handcuffed, in prison uniform, etc)

**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject.
Eleven on Top - Janet Evanovich - 11/7/2017
How it fits: MC Stephanie Plum is a bounty hunter (a pretty bad one) and works with Ranger and Morelli to solve a kidnapping case.

**Read a book where a character goes through the legal system (either rightly or wrongly accused - must go through 2 or more processes - jailed, arraignment, court, etc)
Salem Falls - Jodi Picoult - 5/13/2018
How it fits: Jack St Bride is arrested, arraigned and faced a trial for alleged sexual assault.

**Spell: BRIEFCASE (9)
B - Blood Betrayal - Michael Lister - 4/5/2018
R - A Mother's Story - Rosie Batty - 4/2/2018
I - In the Country We Love: My Family Divided - Diane Guerrero - 6/2/2018
E - Every Note Played - Lisa Genova - 6/12/2018
F - Frayed - Kara Terzis - 12/6/2017
C - Cinder - Marissa Meyer - 1/5/2018
A - All the Light We Cannot See - Anthony Doerr - 4/30/2018
S - The Shining - Stephen King
E - Lake of Sorrows - Erin Hart - 3/25/2018

[Sam]

I'm in...
Back To School: College Edition
Start date: November 15th 2017 (open ended challenge)

Level: Associates degree - 2 tasks per subject

The Subjects:

Chemistry is sometimes called the central science because it bridges other natural sciences, including physics, geology and biology.

**Cover – read a book with an equation or chemistry items (beaker, microscope, etc) OR a bridge
**Read a book where a main character works/studies in the field of chemistry OR a book you can justify fits this subject (tell us why it works)
**Read a book with characters who have a strong chemistry
**Spell: TEST TUBE (9)

Geography is the study of places and the relationships between people and their environments

**Cover: read a book with a map of some sort
**Read a book with a main character is working/studying this subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us why it works)

**Read a book where there is a lot of travel OR a book that has a location in the titleThe Rose of Tibetby Lionel Davidson completed 06-08-18.

**Spell MARKERS (7)
*MMurder GamesbyJames Patterson Completed 06-08-18.
*ABefore This Is Over: The unputdownable and twisting story of a mother protecting her family by Amanda Hickie completed 30-07-18.
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*KThe Loving HusbandbyChristobel KentCompleted 16-09-18.
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*SStolenbyLesley PearseCompleted 19-08-18

Music is an art form and cultural activity whose medium is sound and silence.

**Cover: read a book with something musical on it (an instrument, music, music symbols)
**Read a book with a main character that works or studies this subject or a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)Elvis: the last 24 hours by Albert Goldman completed 29-1-18
**Read a book where there is a music concert Elvis the Final Years by Jerry Hopkins Completed 8/02/18
**Spell: RECORDER (8)
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*C The Day She Disappeared by Christobel Kent completed on 20-7-18.
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*DThe Devil At Home: The horrific true story of a woman held captive by Rachel WilliamsCompleted 03-04-18
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Psychology is really a very new science, with most advances happening over the past 150 years or so. However, its origins can be traced back to ancient Greece, 400 – 500 years BC.

**Cover – read a book with something “Greek” – a statue, the flag, OR a cover that is only blue & white
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
**Read a book set in Greece
**Spell KLEENEX (7)
*KThe Servants of TwilightbyDean Koontzcompleted 10-10-18.
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Astronomy is one of the oldest sciences. The early civilizations in recorded history, such as the Babylonians, Greeks, Indians, Egyptians, Nubians, Iranians, Chinese, and Maya performed methodical observations of the night sky.

**Cover: read a book with stars, moons, asteroids, anything found in space
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
**Read a book by an author originally from Greece, India, Egypt, Iran, or China
**Spell: TELESCOPE (9)
*TThree Days and a LifebyPierre Lemaitre Completed 26-09-18
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*LThe Longest RidebyNicholas Sparks Completed 22/9/18
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Accounting: Mathematics is essential in many fields, including natural science, engineering, medicine, finance and the social sciences. Applied mathematics has led to entirely new mathematical disciplines, such as statistics and game theory. Mathematicians also engage in pure mathematics, or mathematics for its own sake, without having any application in mind.

**Cover: a book with a number on the cover
(The 5th Horseman is ok but Zero Day is not) By Elisabeth Carpenter Completed 6/01/18.
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
**Read a book where there are statistics somewhere in the story
**Spell – ABACUS (6)
*A Angel Kids: Enchanting Stories of True-Life Guardian Angels and "Sixth Sense" Abilties in Children by Jacky Newcomb completed 31-1-18.
*B The Boy That Never Was by Karen Perry completed 18/02/18.
*AAfter Me Comes The FloodBySarah Perry Completed 15/04/18
*CThe Cosy Christmas Teashop Caroline Roberts Completed 16-12-17.
*U Under the Harrow by Flynn Berry Completed 9-3-18.
*S The Snowman Jo Nesbø Completed 31-12-17.

Language is the ability to acquire and use complex systems of communication, particularly the human ability to do so, and a language is any specific example of such a system

**Cover – Read a book with a landmark on the cover from a country where English is NOT the main language
**Read a book with a main character that works or studies the subject OR a book that you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
**Read a book where the main character can speak more than one language Are you Lonesome Tonight? by Lucy De Barbin. (Lucy De Barbin speaks French and English) Completed 24-02-18.

**Spell – DICTIONARY (10)
*D The Devil's Staircase by Helen Fitzgerald Completed 21/02/18
*I If I Can Dream: Elvis's Own Story by Larry Geller Completed 04/02/18
*C The Couple Next Door By Shari Lapena Completed 27-1-18
*T The Teacher by Katerina Diamond Completed 28-3-18.
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*R The Railway Man by Eric Lomax Completed 20-3-18.
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Technology is the collection of techniques, skills, methods and processes used in the production of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objectives, such as scientific investigation.

**Cover: read a book with some form of technology on it – (computer, e-reader, stereo, etc))
**Read a book with a main character that works or studies the subject OR a book that you can justify for this subject (tell us how it works)
**Read a book where use of technology is important (the use of a computer for research to find something, the use of GPS to get somewhere, etc)
**Spell: LAPTOP (6)
*LLost GirlsbyAngela Marsons Completed 18-6-18.
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*P The Truth by Peter James Completed 7-7-18.
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Religious studies originated in the 19th century, when scholarly and historical analysis of the Bible had flourished, and Hindu and Buddhist texts were first being translated into European languages.

**Cover: read a book with a religious symbol of any kind
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
**Read a book where religion is important to the plot The LoneybyAndrew Michael Hurley Completed 1-9-18.
**Spell: BIBLE (5)

Earth sciences: Earth, the third planet from the sun, is the fifth largest planet in the solar system; only the gas giants Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are bigger. Earth is the largest of the terrestrial planets of the inner solar system, bigger than Mercury, Venus and Mars.

**Cover: read a book with a cover with an outdoor scene.
Richard Gardner Completed on 16-11-17
**Read a book with a main character that works/studies in this subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us why it fits)
**Read a book that is set outdoors OR that is 3rd or 5th in a series The City of Mirrors Justin Cronin (3rd in series). Completed 4-12-17.
Spell: GLOBE (5)

Writing is a medium of human communication that represents language and emotion through the inscription or recording of signs and symbols. In most languages, writing is a complement to speech or spoken language

**Cover – read a book with words/letters or writing symbols (other than title & authors name)
byKathryn Hughes Completed 22-08-18.

**Read a book with an main character who works or studies the subject OR a book you can justify works with this subject (tell us how it fits)
**Read a book that you found to be well written (this is opinion based, but please tell us why you think so)
**Spell: THESAURUS (9)
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*H Honeymoon by James Patterson Completed 12/02/18
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Medicine has existed for thousands of years, during most of which it was an art (an area of skill and knowledge) frequently having connections to the religious and philosophical beliefs of local culture.

**Cover: read a book with something medical on it (stethoscope, prescription bottle, etc
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
**Read a book where someone needs medical attention The Girls By Lori Lansens Completed 24-01-18. (Ruby and Rose are craniopagus conjoined twins, suffering from an embolism throughout the book.)
**Spell: LAB COAT (7)
*LLifeguardbyJames PattersonCompleted 5-06-18
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*C Copycat By Alex Lake *Completed 17-01-18
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Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits.

**Cover – read a book with a child on the cover
**Read a book with a main character who works or studies the subject OR a book that you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
**Read a YA book SweetFreak By Sophie McKenzie Completed on 10-12-17
**Spell: BINDER (6)
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*DDead to MebyCath StaincliffeCompleted 21/04/18
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Criminal justice
~~ Criminal justice is the system of practices and institutions of governments directed at upholding social control, deterring and mitigating crime, or sanctioning those who violate laws with criminal penalties and rehabilitation efforts.

**Cover: read a book with a police officer, judge, lawyer or criminal on the cover (must be evident it is a criminal - handcuffed, in prison uniform, etc)

**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)Pure Evil: Inside the Minds and Crimes of Britain’s Worst Criminals by Geoffrey Wansell Completed 15-05-18. (Discusses criminal justice of those accused,tried,and convicted of murder, and queries whether a life sentence should always mean no prospect of release)

**Read a book where a character goes through the legal system (either rightly or wrongly accused - must go through 2 or more processes - jailed, arraignment, court, etc)
**Spell: BRIEFCASE (9)
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*FFriend Request By Laura Marshall Completed 30-04-18
*CCandlemothbyR.J. Ellory completed 29-05-18
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[JoAnne]

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