Challenge of the Month Challenge

[Marla]

November 2022 COTM
Happy Thanksgiving!
Duration: 11/1/22 - 11/30/22
Progress: 13 of 17

How to play:
🦃 Read books
🦃 Find items on the covers that start with the letters in HAPPY THANKSGIVING
🦃 Books can be used up to two times (if you wish)
🦃 Items can only be used one time even if it is found on multiple books
🦃 Each letter must be a different item




H ~ Hand - Hell Hath No Fury by Annabelle Anders (11/10/22)
A ~ Amulet - The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima (11/3/22)
P ~ Posterior - Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning (11/24/22)
P ~ Prints - Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie (11/29/22)
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T ~ Traps - Beware the Past by Joy Ellis (11/9/22)
H ~ Hair - Hell Hath No Fury by Annabelle Anders (11/10/22)
A ~ Animal carving - The Exiled Queen by Cinda Williams Chima (11/30/22)
N ~ Necklace - The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima (11/3/22)
K ~ Knife - Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning (11/24/22)
S ~ Smoke - The Exiled Queen by Cinda Williams Chima (11/30/22)
G ~ Glove - Touching Evil by Kay Hooper (11/8/22)
I ~ Ice - Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie (11/29/22)
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G ~ Grass - Beware the Past by Joy Ellis (11/9/22)

[Marla]

December 2022 COTM
A Bookworm's Christmas


A Bookworms Christmas

12 Pages Turning
11 Narrators Narrating
10 Protagonists Plotting
9 Thrillers Thrilling
8 Romcoms Rolling
7 Bookmarks Marking
6Hearts a Beating
5 Gorges Covers
4 Brilliant Books
3 Steller Series
2 Adorable Animals
And a Fantastic Ending

❄️ Beginning tomorrow Friday, December 2 I will post a gift daily until all the gifts are posted. 12 in total
❄️ Each gift has three corresponding tasks, you only need to pick one.
❄️ You do not need to finish the tasks in order, but you cannot complete a task until it has been posted. There is no banking books.
❄️ be sure to set notifications for the task thread. I will try to post as early in the day as possible, but keep in mind I do have a life, kind of.
❄️ Have fun!

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Gift 1 (December 2nd)

❄️ One Fantastic Ending

🎁 Read a book with the words THE END at the end of the book.

🎁 Read a book with a crazy twist at the end.

🎁 Read a book with a happily ever after ending

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🎅 Gift 2 (December 3rd) 🎅

🎁 Two Adorable Animals

❄️ Read a book with an animal on the cover.

❄ Read a book with a character who has a dog or cat.

️ ❄️ Read a book with a character who shares a name with one of my pets. Lucy, Eli, Cooper, or Ava. dog, cat, cat, cat. In case anyone was wondering.

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🎅 Gift 3 (December 4th) 🎅

❄️ Three Steller Series

🎁 read the first book in a series.

🎁 Read a book from a series with more than 12 books.

🎁 Read a book from a series with a persons name in the series name.

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🎅 Gift 4 (December 5th) 🎅

❄️ Four Brilliant Books

🎁 Read a book with a rating of 4.0 or higher on Goodreads.

🎁 Read a book that has won or has been nominated for a Goodreads choice awards.

🎁 Read a book that at one time was on the NYT best sellers list.

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🎅 Gift 5 (December 6th) 🎅

🎁 Five Gorgeous Covers

❄️ Read a book with a gorgeous cover. Your interpretation.

❄️ read a book with a five in the page count.

❄️ read a book with a five in the pub date.

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🎅 Gift 6 (December 7th) 🎅

❄️ Six Hearts A Beating

🎁 Read a book with a mpg of romance.

🎁 Read a book with a mpg of thriller.

🎁 Read a book with a heart on the cover or the word heart in the title.

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🎅 Gift 7 (December 8th) 🎅

🎁 Seven Bookmarks Marking

❄️ Read a book with an author whose initials you can find in the word BOOKMARK

❄ Read a book with a title that contains all the letters in the word MARK.

️❄️ read a book with a noun and a verb in the title.

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Gift 8 (December 9th)

🎁 Eight Romcoms Rolling

❄️ Read a book with a mpg of romcom

❄️ Read a book with a mpg of humor.

❄️ Read a book with a mpg of romance.

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Gift 9 (December 10th)

🎁Nine Thrillers Thrilling

❄️ Read a book with a mpg of thriller.

❄️ Read a book with a mpg of Mystery.

❄️ Read a book with an mpg of horror.

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🎅 Gift 10 (December 11th) 🎅

🎁 Ten Protagonists Plotting

❄️ Read a book with a main protagonist who is over the age of 50.

❄️ Read a book with a main protagonist who is under the age of 20.

❄️ Read a book with a main protagonist who is a member of the LGBTQIA community

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Gift 11 (December 12th)

🎁 Eleven Narrators Narrating

❄️ Read a book whose audiobook is narrated by a narrator whose initial can be found in the word NARRATION

❄️ Read a book where the audiobook run time is over eight hours

❄️ Read a book with an audiobook that is narrated by more than one aerator.

*** You do not need to listen to the audiobook with any of these tasks, you just need to do some research

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🎅 Gift 12 (December 13th) 🎅

🎁 Twelve Pages Turning

❄️ Read a book with a page count that adds up to an even number i.e. 123 pages 1+2+3 = 6

❄️ Read a book with a page count that adds up to a prime number i.e. see above

❄️ Read a book with a page count that adds up to a number that is greater than 15 i.e. see above examples

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[Marla]

December 2022 COTM
A Bookworm's Christmas
Duration: 12/1/22 - 12/31/22
Progress: 8 of 12

🎅 12 Pages Turning - Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo (12/22/22)
11 Narrators Narrating
🎅 10 Protagonists Plotting - Imagine Me by Tahereh Mafi (12/10/22)
9 Thrillers Thrilling
8 Romcoms Rolling
🎅 7 Bookmarks Marking - One Week 'Til Christmas by Belinda Missen (12/19/22)
🎅 6 Hearts a Beating - The Watchmaker's Daughter by C.J. Archer (12/30/22)
🎅 5 Gorges Covers - The Watchmaker's Daughter by C.J. Archer (12/30/22)
🎅 4 Brilliant Books - Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories by R.J. Palacio (12/14/22)
🎅 3 Steller Series - A Dangerous Love by Bertrice Small (12/13/22)
🎅 2 Adorable Animals - Blood Rites by Jim Butcher (12/23/22)
And a Fantastic Ending

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Gift 1 (December 2nd)
❄️ One Fantastic Ending

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🎅 Gift 2 (December 3rd)
🎁 Two Adorable Animals

Book: Blood Rites by Jim Butcher (12/23/22)
Task: Read a book with an animal on the cover.
How it Fits: hellhounds on the cover
Task: Read a book with a character who has a dog or cat.
How it Fits: Harry gets a puppy to go with his cat

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🎅 Gift 3 (December 4th)
❄️ Three Steller Series
Book: A Dangerous Love by Bertrice Small (12/13/22)
Task: Read the first book in a series.
How it Fits: #1 in The Border Chronicles series

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🎅 Gift 4 (December 5th)
❄️ Four Brilliant Books
Book: Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories by R.J. Palacio (12/14/22)
Task: Read a book with a rating of 4.0 or higher on Goodreads.
How it Fits: 4.3 rating

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🎅 Gift 5 (December 6th)
🎁 Five Gorgeous Covers

Book: The Watchmaker's Daughter by C.J. Archer (12/30/22)
Task: Read a book with a gorgeous cover. Your interpretation.
How it Fits: pretty cover

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🎅 Gift 6 (December 7th)
❄️ Six Hearts A Beating
Book: Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo (12/27/22)
Task: Read a book with a mpg of romance.
How it Fits: MPG Romance tagged by 2094 users

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🎅 Gift 7 (December 8th)
🎁 Seven Bookmarks Marking
Book: One Week 'Til Christmas by Belinda Missen (12/19/22)
Task: Read a book with an author whose initials you can find in the word BOOKMARK
How it Fits: BookMark

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Gift 8 (December 9th)
🎁 Eight Romcoms Rolling

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Gift 9 (December 10th)
🎁Nine Thrillers Thrilling

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🎅 Gift 10 (December 11th)
🎁 Ten Protagonists Plotting
Book: Imagine Me by Tahereh Mafi (12/10/22)
Task: Read a book with a main protagonist who is under the age of 20.
How It Fits: Juliette/Ella and Warner are both under 20

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Gift 11 (December 12th)
🎁 Eleven Narrators Narrating

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🎅 Gift 12 (December 13th)
🎁 Twelve Pages Turning
Book: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo (12/22/22) ~ p. 358 => 16
Task: Read a book with a page count that adds up to an even number
How it Fits: p. 358 => 3+5+8 = 16 is even
Task: Read a book with a page count that adds up to a number that is greater than 15
How it Fits: p. 358 => 3+5+8 = 16 > 15

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[Marla]

Challenge of the Month 2023





This challenge runs January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023.

This is a year-long challenge made up of all 12 of the Challenges of the Month. Each month, a Game Night Moderator will host a challenge. All of the Challenges will be updated below as they are posted each month.

To participate:
Sign up for as many as you'd like. You will get a trading card when you complete three (3), six (6), nine (9), and twelve (12) of these challenges.

For purposes of this challenge, a game is considered complete if you've read at least three books for that game during the month.

[Marla]

January 2023 COTM
Today in History

📍 Every day I will post an event that happened that day in history along with a couple tasks. Please set notifications for this thread!

1️⃣

What Happened On This Day – January 1
* 1999 The Euro becomes the official currency in 11 countries
While the Euro was already valid for bank transfers, notes and coins were introduced on January 1, 2002.
* 1993 Czechoslovakia is dissolved
The country was peacefully divided into the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic.
* 1992 Russia is formed
The formation of the Russian Federation followed the disintegration of the Soviet Union.
* 1958 The European Economic Community is founded
The EEC was a predecessor of today's European Union (EU)
* 1912 Republic of China is founded
It was succeeded by the People's Republic of China in 1949.

Tasks

📍 Read a book that takes place in a European country *at least 50%*

📍 Read a book with the word 'CHINA' in the text.

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What Happened On This Day – January 2
* 1981 The “Yorkshire Ripper” is caught
Peter Sutcliffe confessed to murdering 13 women and was sentenced to life imprisonment.
* 1971 66 football fans die in the Ibrox disaster
Over 200 people were injured in the crush, which occurred at the end of an association football game between the Glasgow-based clubs, Rangers, and Celtic, at Ibrox Park.
* 1967 Ronald Reagan is sworn in as Governor of California
Reagan became the 40th U.S. president in 1981.
* 1959 Luna 1 is launched
The Soviet spacecraft was the first to reach the vicinity of the moon and orbit the sun.
* 1860 Urban Le Verrier announces the discovery of the planet Vulcan
Despite a thorough search, the planet was never actually sighted.
Tasks

📍 Read a book in which a murder takes place.

📍 Read a book with a MPG of science fiction.

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On This Day January 3

* 1994 Millions of people from the former Apartheid Homelands gain South African citizenship
The apartheid regime had stripped the black inhabitants of the right to citizenship to ensure a white majority of the de jure population.
* 1993 The second Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START II) is signed
The U.S.A. and Russia agreed to reduce the number of nuclear warheads by about 3,000.
* 1961 The United States breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba
In April 1961, the U.S. government launched an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the Cuban government by invading the country at the bay of pigs.
* 1959 Alaska becomes the 49th U.S. state
The territory had been bought from Russia in 1867 for a mere $7.2 million.
* 1957 The first electric watch is available
The Hamilton Electric 500 came in “modern” asymmetrical designs to reflect the revolutionary technology.

Tasks

📍 Read a book with a 3 in the page count.

📍 Read a book with a watch or a clock on the cover.

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What Happened On This Day – January 4
* 2010 Burj Khalifa is opened
Burj Khalifa in Dubai is currently the world's tallest building, at 829.8 m (2,722 ft).
* 1958 Sputnik 1 falls to Earth from orbit
The Soviet Union was the first nation to send an artificial Earth satellite into space.
* 1948 Burma gains independence from the United Kingdom
Burma (Myanmar) came under British rule on January 1, 1886.
* 1896 Utah becomes the 45th state of the U.S.A.
One condition for statehood was that a ban on polygamy had to be written into the state constitution.
* 1847 Samuel Colt sells his first revolver
Captain Samuel Walker of the Texas Rangers placed an order for 1000 revolver pistols after having witnessed their devastating effect.

Tasks

📍 Read a book with any type of building on the cover.

📍 Read a book with the word UTAH or REVOLVER anywhere in the text.

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What Happened On This Day – January 5
* 2005 The solar system's largest known dwarf planet is discovered
The discovery of “Eris” ultimately lead to the International Astronomical Union (IAU) downgrading Pluto, which has roughly the same size, to a dwarf planet.
* 1993 The oil tanker MV Braer runs aground on the coast of the Shetland Islands
The oil tanker spilled twice as much crude oil as the Exxon Valdez in 1989.
* 1968 The Prague Spring begins
The period of political liberalization in Czechoslovakia began with the election of Alexander Dubček as the country's leader.
* 1933 Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge begins
The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is one of the best-known symbols of the United States.
* 1895 Alfred Dreyfus is sentenced to life imprisonment
The French artillery officer was accused of treason. He was later exonerated.

Tasks

📍 Read a book with all the letters in OIL anywhere in the title.

📍 Read a book that takes place in California.

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What Happened On This Day – January 6
* 2021 The US Capitol is attacked
A mob of supporters of then US President Donald Trump stormed the United States Capitol in Washington DC. They were attempting to halt the certification of the results of the 2020 presidential election won by Joe Biden. Five people died in the riot, and many more were injured, including over 150 police officers.
* 1929 Mother Theresa arrives in India
Through her tireless work in helping the poor and ill, the Albanian religious sister later received the Nobel Peace Prize and was posthumously beatified.
* 1912 German scientist Alfred Wegener presents his theory of continental drift
His work laid the foundation for the theory of plate tectonics, which explains why continents move.
* 1907 Maria Montessori opens her first school
Montessori's revolutionary educational approach is practiced at about 30,000 schools today.
* 1838 Samuel Morse presents the telegraph to the public
Together with Alfred Vail, the inventor relayed the message “A patient waiter is no loser” over a distance of 2 miles (3 km).

Tasks

📍 Read a book with a main character who is currently in school. Can be any type of school high school, college, preschool etc.

📍 Read a book with a character named Theresa or Alfred.

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What Happened On This Day – January 7
* 1989 Akihito is sworn in as Emperor of Japan
His accession to the throne followed the death of his father, Emperor Hirohito, on the same day.
* 1979 The Khmer Rouge government of Cambodia is overthrown
Vietnamese forces captured the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh that day.
* 1927 The first transatlantic telephone service is established
A 3-minute call between New York and London cost about $45 USD, which is roughly $550 in today's dollars.
* 1785 Hot air balloon crosses the English Channel
French inventor Jean-Pierre Blanchard took about 2½ hours to fly from Dover (UK) to Guînes (France).
* 1610 Galileo Galilei discovers the Galilean Moons
The Italian astronomer spotted the four largest moons of Jupiter that day: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.

Tasks

📍 Read a book with either a telephone or a moon on the cover.

📍 Read a book that takes place in either London or New York City.

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What Happened On This Day – January 8
* 1994 Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov begins his record spaceflight
Polyakov stayed aboard the Mir space station for a record-breaking 437 days and 18 hours.
* 1959 Charles de Gaulle becomes president of France
His right-wing political ideology, Gaullism, still influences French politics today.
* 1912 The African National Congress (ANC) is founded
The ANC, whose most famous member is Nelson Mandela, played an important role in the fight against the South African apartheid regime and it is now the country's governing political party.
* 1889 Computer pioneer Herman Hollerith patents his punched card calculator
His invention paved the way for modern automatic computation.
* 1790 George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address
The U.S. president typically uses this annual speech to outline his political agenda.

Tasks

📍 Read a book that takes place in France or an African country.

📍 Read a book with a MPG of historical fiction or science fiction.

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9️⃣ On This Day January 9

* 2005 The second Sudanese War ends
As an outcome, Southern Sudan is granted autonomy; in 2011, South Sudan becomes an independent nation.
* 1916 The Battle of Gallipoli ends
The Gallipoli Campaign during World War I ended with the victory of the Ottoman Empire.
* 1861 The first shots of the American Civil War are fired
The steamer, Star of the West, was fired upon by the Confederates as it attempted to enter Charleston Harbor
* 1768 Philip Astley opens the world's first modern circus
The British equestrian, who is considered the father of modern circus, opened a riding school in London where he also performed tricks for an audience in the afternoons.
* 1431 The trial against Joan of Arc begins
She was executed on May 30, 1431, exonerated in 1456, and canonized in 1920 by Pope Benedict XV.

Tasks

📍 Read a book with a character who is in the military:

📍 Read a book with the word CIRCUS anywhere in the text. any branch, any country.

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What Happened On This Day – January 10
* 1946 The first General Assembly of the United Nations opens
51 nations were represented on that day.
* 1929 The first Adventures of Tintin comic book is published
Hergé's books became hugely popular in Europe and the rest of the world.
* 1920 The Treaty of Versailles takes effect
Although a ceasefire had been in place since November 11, 1918, World War I officially ended with the Treaty of Versailles.
* 1863 London Underground opens
“The Tube” is the world's oldest underground railway.
* 1776 Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense
The pamphlet argued for freedom from British rule and it helped spark the American Revolutionary War.

📍 Read a book that takes place in a country that is part of the United Nations.

📍 Read a book with a character who takes public transportation.

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[Marla]

Today in History Tasks (cont.)

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What Happened On This Day – January 11
* 2002 The first prisoners arrive in Guantanamo Bay
Following reports of torture, Amnesty International called the situation at the US detention camp a “human rights scandal”.
* 1985 The first Rock in Rio music festival is held
A whopping 1.5 million people attended, making it the world's largest music festival.
* 1962 A massive landslide kills 4,000 in Peru
Nine villages in the Río Santa Valley were engulfed by a 12-meter wall of rock and ice.
* 1935 Amelia Earhart flies solo from Hawaii to the U.S. mainland
She was the first person to achieve this feat. Her journey took her from Honolulu to Oakland, California.
* 1922 Insulin is used for the first time to treat diabetes
14-year-old Leonard Thompson was the first person to receive the medication to combat his Type 1 diabetes.

Tasks

📍 Read a book with an airplane on the cover.

📍 Read a book with a character who is a musician.

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What Happened On This Day – January 12
* 2010 An earthquake kills 316,000 in Haiti
Most of the country's capital, Port-au-Prince, was destroyed during the disaster.
* 1991 The U.S. Congress votes for war in Iraq
President George H. W. Bush was given the authority to use military force to expel Iraq from Kuwait.
* 1969 Led Zeppelin releases their debut album
The album was imaginatively named “Led Zeppelin”.
* 1967 James Bedford is frozen with intent of future resuscitation
Bedford was the first human to be cryonically preserved; his body awaits resuscitation in Scottsdale, Arizona.
* 1908 The first long-distance radio message is broadcast from the Eiffel Tower in Paris
Scientist Lee de Forest's broadcast was heard by an audience of 50.

Tasks

📍 Read a book with a character who shares a name with a member of the band Led Zeppelin.

📍 read a book that starts with any of the letters in IRAQ

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What Happened On This Day – January 13
* 2012 The cruise ship Costa Concordia sinks, killing 32
The ship's captain was later accused of imprudence, negligence, and incompetence.
* 2001 An earthquake devastates El Salvador
This quake killed nearly 1000 people; at least 315 people feel victim to a second quake on February 13, 2001.
* 2000 Bill Gates steps down as CEO of Microsoft
Gates co-founded Microsoft in 1975 together with Paul Allen.
* 1968 Johnny Cash performs live at Folsom State Prison
The album “Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison” became a huge success.
* 1915 The worst earthquake in Italian history kills 30,000
The quake hit the town of Avezzano, about 100 km (60 m) east of Rome.

Tasks

📍 Read a book by an author named Bill, Paul, or Johnny.

📍 Read a book set an Italy.

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What Happened On This Day – January 14
* 2005 The European Huygens space probe lands on Saturn's moon Titan
It was the first ever landing in the outer solar system.
* 1967 The Summer of Love is launched with the Human Be-In
San Francisco was the epicenter of the Hippie Revolution, which soon influenced cultures around the world.
* 1953 Tito becomes President of Yugoslavia
The authoritarian leader became a unifying symbol in his country and is still known by many today.
* 1943 Churchill, Roosevelt and de Gaulle meet in Casablanca to discuss their WWII strategy
During the secret Casablanca Conference, the leaders agreed that the allied forces would accept nothing less than the unconditional surrender of the Axis powers.
* 1559 Elizabeth I is crowned Queen of England
“The Virgin Queen” was the daughter of Anne Boleyn and King Henry VIII.

Tasks

📍 Read a book that takes place in space.

📍 Read a book that takes place during the summer.

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What Happened On This Day – January 15
* 2001 Wikipedia goes online
The online encyclopedia has since become the largest reference work on the internet.
* 1992 Croatia and Slovenia are internationally recognized as independent nations
The Yugoslav federation effectively collapsed as a result.
* 1973 Nixon orders ceasefire in Vietnam
The fighting continued anyway until the capture of Saigon by the Vietnam People's Army on April 30, 1975.
* 1892 The rules of Basketball are published
Canadian James Naismith invented the sport for his gym class at YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts.
* 1759 The British Museum opens
Its collection comprises 8 million items and it is one of the most comprehensive collections in the world.

Tasks

📍 Read a book with the word MUSEUM in the text.

📍 Read a book with a title that starts with one of the letters in the word BASKETBALL

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Today in History
* 2005 Adriana Iliescu gives birth at the age of 66
The Romanian university lecturer broke the record for the world's oldest birth mother.
* 1992 The civil war in El Salvador ends
The war had lasted over 12 years and left more than 75,000 people dead.
* 1979 The Shah of Iran flees the country
As a consequence, Ayatollah Khomeini later took power and proclaimed the Islamic Republic.
* 1919 Prohibition begins in the United States
The 18th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution prohibited the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors.
* 27 The Roman Empire is established
One of the events marking the beginning of the Imperium Romanum was the Roman Senate's granting of the honorific Augustus to Octavian on this day.

Tasks

📍 Read a book with a six in the page count.

📍 Read a book published in January.

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What Happened On This Day – January 17
* 1995 The Great Hanshin earthquake hits Kobe, Japan
6,434 people lost their lives during the quake, according to estimates.
* 1991 The Gulf War in Iraq begins
“Operation Desert Storm”, launched in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, resulted in about 100,000 civilian deaths.
* 1961 Patrice Lumumba is murdered with support from western governments
An independent commission concluded that Lumumba, the first democratically elected leader of the Congo, died at the hands of his domestic adversaries with the assistance of the Belgian government and the CIA.
* 1946 The UN Security Council holds its first session
The UNSC is the most powerful organ of the United Nations and it is charged with upholding international peace and security.
* 1945 Soviet and Polish forces liberate Warsaw during World War II
About 85% of the city was destroyed at that point.

Tasks

📍 read a book that takes place in Japan. At least 50%.

📍 read a book with the word PEACE in the text.

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What Happened On This Day – January 18
* 2002 The Sierra Leone Civil War ends
The conflict had lasted 11 years and left over 50,000 dead.
* 1997 Børge Ousland becomes the first person to cross Antarctica alone and unaided
The Norwegian polar explorer walked 3000 km (1864 miles) across the Earth's southernmost continent.
* 1943 Insurgents in the Warsaw Ghetto take up arms against the German oppressors
This lead to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, the largest single revolt by Jews during World War II.
* 1919 The Paris Peace Conference opens
The aim of the conference was to set the peace terms after World War I, resulting in the signing of the Treaty of Versailles.
* 1886 Modern hockey is born
The foundation of The Hockey Association in England formalized a modern version of the game that had already been played in ancient times.

Tasks

📍 Read a book with a character who plays hockey.

📍 Read a book that takes place in a Scandinavian country.

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What Happened On This Day – January 19
* 2007 Turkish journalist Hrant Dink is assassinated
The murderer was a 17-year old Turkish nationalist who disagreed with Dink's view on the Turkish denial of the Armenian Genocide of 1915.
* 1983 Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie is arrested in Bolivia
Barbie was known as the “Butcher of Lyon”.
* 1966 Indira Gandhi becomes India's first female prime minister
She was assassinated on October 31, 1984.
* 1915 Georges Claude patents his neon discharge tube
Neon lighting soon became popular for outdoor

Tasks

📍 Read a book written by an Indian author.

📍 Read a book with an outdoor scene on the cover.

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What Happened On This Day – January 20
* 2009 Barack Obama is sworn in as U.S. president
Obama became the country's first black president.
* 1981 The Iran hostage crisis ends
52 U.S. citizens were released after 444 days at the hands of a group of Islamists.
* 1969 The killing of a student activist sets the stage for the Bangladesh Liberation War
The war resulted in the secession of East Pakistan from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the establishment of Bangladesh as a sovereign nation.
* 1942 Nazi officials meet to organize the extermination of Jews
During the Wannsee Conference in Berlin, the Nazis discussed what they called the “Final Solution to the Jewish question”.
* 1934 Fujifilm is founded
The Japanese photography and electronics company soon became a global player in its field.

Tasks

📍 Read a book written by a black author.

📍 read a book with a 4 in the publication date

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[Marla]

Today in History Tasks (cont.)

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What Happened On This Day – January 21
* 1998 Pope John Paul II visits Cuba
It was the first time any Pope visited the country.
* 1976 Concorde takes off on its first scheduled flights
2 of the supersonic aircraft took off from Paris and London simultaneously.
* 1968 The Battle of Khe Sanh begins
It is one of the most publicized battles of the Vietnam War.
* 1911 23 cars take part in the first Rally Monte Carlo
Unlike today, the competitors set out from 11 different European locations, heading for the finish line in Monte Carlo.
* 1899 Opel builds its first automobile
Today, Opel is one of the world's largest car manufacturers.

Tasks

📍 read a book with a car or an airplane on the cover.

📍 read a book with a character named John or Paul.

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What Happened On This Day – January 22
* 2006 Eco Morales becomes Bolivia's first indigenous president
The left-wing politician has focused mainly on combating poverty and curbing the influence of transnational corporations.
* 1973 The U.S. Supreme Court legalizes abortion
The liberalization that was caused by the Roe v. Wade decision entailed fierce resistance from the Pro-Life movement, but the Supreme Court has so far upheld the decision.
* 1970 The Boeing 747 takes off on its first scheduled flight
The Pan Am jumbo jet flew from New York to London.
* 1963 The Élysée Treaty formalizes the reconciliation between Germany and France
The treaty effectively ended centuries of enmity between the two European countries.
* 1943 World record for fastest temperature change
The fastest temperature change recorded in history occurred on this day in Spearfish, South Dakota. The temperature increased from −4°F (−20°C) to +45°F (+7°C) in the span of two minutes.

NO LONGER TRUE!

"On Friday, June 24, 2022, the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark piece of legislation that made access to an abortion a federal right in the United States. "

Tasks

📍 read a book that takes place in France or Germany.

📍 read a book with the word hot or cold in the title.

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What Happened On This Day – January 23
* 1986 The first artists are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Among the first inductees were Ray Charles, James Brown, and Elvis Presley.
* 1960 The Trieste dives to a record depth of 10,911 meters (35,797 ft)
Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh reached the bottom of Challenger Deep, the Earth's deepest known point.
* 1957 Walter Frederick Morrison sells the rights to his flying disc to the Wham-O toy company
Today, the Frisbee is used around the world as both a toy and as part of flying disc games, such as Ultimate.
* 1950 Israel claims Jerusalem as its capital
Despite international protests, the Knesset passed a resolution stating that the divided city will be the country's capital.
* 1556 The deadliest earthquake on record kills some 830,000 people
The epicenter was in the Wei River Valley in Shaanxi Province, China.

Tasks

📍 Read a book with a character named Ray, James, or Elvis.

📍 Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in the word FRISBEE.

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What Happened On This Day – January 24
* 1990 Japan launches its first lunar probe
Hiten was the first robotic lunar probe since the Soviet Luna 24 in 1976 and the first deep space probe that executed an aerobraking maneuver.
* 1984 The Apple Macintosh computer goes on sale
The “Mac” was the first commercially successful personal computer using a graphical user interface and a mouse.
* 1946 The United Nations General Assembly passes its first resolution
Resolution 1 was passed to found the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission (UNAEC).
* 1848 The California Gold Rush begins
Some 300,000 people traveled to California after James W. Marshall had found gold at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California.
* 1835 Slaves stage a rebellion in Brazil to end slavery
The Malê Revolt was instrumental in ending slavery in Brazil.

Tasks

📍 Read a book that takes place in California.

📍 Read a book with the word COMPUTER anywhere in the text.

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What Happened On This Day – January 25
* 1977 The world's first solar power plant is opened
The solar furnace in Odeillo, France was the first power plant providing alternative energy.
* 1971 Idi Amin seizes power in Uganda
The dictator's rule (1971 - 1979) was characterized by human right abuse, political repression, and corruption.
* 1947 The first arcade game is patented
Thomas Goldsmith's “Cathode ray tube amusement device” is considered the ancestor of video games.
* 1924 The first Winter Olympics begin
The I Olympic Winter Games were held in Chamonix, France.
* 1919 The League of Nations is founded
It is the predecessor of the United Nations and the first international organization devoted to maintaining world peace.

Tasks

📍 Read a book with the sun on the cover.

📍 Read a book that takes place during the winter.

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What Happened On This Day – January 26
* 2001 A massive earthquake hits Gujarat, India
About 20,000 people died and over 160,000 people were injured.
* 1998 In a TV statement, Bill Clinton denies having had “sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky”
On August 17, 1998, Clinton admitted to having had an “improper physical relationship” with Monica Lewinsky.
* 1950 India becomes a republic
The Constitution of India came into effect that day.
* 1905 The world's largest diamond is found in South Africa
The Cullinan Diamond weighed 3106.75 carats (621.35 g or 1.37 lb) and has an estimated value of 2 billion USD.
* 1788 The first Europeans settle in Australia
The first elements of the British “First Fleet” had arrived in Sydney Harbour on January 18.

Tasks

📍 Read a book with a character named Bill or Monica.

📍 Read a book that takes place in India or Australia.

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What Happened On This Day – January 27
* 1983 The first shaft of the world's longest tunnel is completed
The Seikan Tunnel, 53.85 km (33.46 mi) in length, connects the Japanese islands of Honshu and Hokkaido.
* 1967 U.S., U.K. and Soviet Union sign the Outer Space Treaty
The treaty bans the deployment of nuclear weapons in outer space and limits the use of the Moon to peaceful purposes.
* 1967 3 astronauts die in a cabin fire while preparing for the Apollo 1 mission
The accident was a blow to NASA's Apollo manned lunar landing program.
* 1945 Soviet forces liberate Auschwitz
The German Nazi regime murdered over 1.1 million people in the extermination camps near Oświęcim, Poland.
* 1944 Soviet forces liberate Leningrad
Die Siege of Leningrad had lasted 872 days and left over 1 million people dead.

Tasks

📍 Read a book with a mpg of Science Fiction.

📍 Read a book that takes place in the UK or Russia.

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What Happened On This Day – January 28
* 1986 Space Shuttle “Challenger” explodes
The orbiter broke apart 73 seconds after lift-off, killing all 7 astronauts on board.
* 1985 USA for Africa record “We Are the World”
Over 20 million copies of the charity single were sold.
* 1958 The Lego brick is patented
The Lego company has since produced 500 billion Lego elements, amounting to 10 lego towers from Earth to the Moon.
* 1820 Fabian von Bellinghausen discovers the Antarctic
The Baltic German explorer is believed to be the first person to sight the Earth's southernmost continent.
* 1813 Jane Austen's novel, Pride and Prejudice, is published
It is one of the best-known works of English literature and it was sold about 20 million times.

Tasks

📍 read a book with a mpg of classics.

📍 read a book with a title that contains all the letters in LEGO.

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What Happened On This Day – January 29
* 2002 George W. Bush coins the term “axis of evil” as part of his State of the Union Address
The term used to describe “regimes that sponsor terror” became exemplary for the terminology used by the Bush administration to promote its “war on terror”.
* 1996 France stops nuclear testing
President Jaques Chirac announced the “definite end” to France's nuclear testing program just 1 day after the country exploded a nuclear device in the South Pacific.
* 1967 The Mantra-Rock Dance takes place in San Francisco
The event is considered to have been the major spiritual event of the San Francisco hippy era.
* 1886 German engineer Carl Benz patents the first modern automobile
His “Benz Patent-Motorwagen Nummer 1” was the first gasoline-driven car.
* 1845 Edgar Allan Poe's “The Raven” is published 
The narrative poem first appeared in the New York Evening Mirror.

Tasks

📍 Read a book that has been translated into French.

📍 read a book with a bird on the cover

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What Happened On This Day – January 30
* 1982 The first computer virus is released “into the wild”
Elk Cloner was created by 15-year-old Richard Skrenta as a practical joke.
* 1972 On “Bloody Sunday”, British troops kill 13 unarmed protesters
It was one of the most significant events of the Northern Ireland conflict.
* 1969 The Beatles give their last public performance
The concert was played on the rooftop of the Apple Corps building at 3 Savile Row in London.
* 1945 9,400 people die in the deadliest maritime disaster in history
The “Wilhelm Gustloff” was sunk by a Soviet submarine during World War II.
* 1933 Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
The “Machtergreifung” marked the end of the Weimar Republic and the beginning of the “Third Reich”.

Tasks

📍 Read a book with a day of the week in the title.

📍 read a book with a character named John, Paul, Ringo, or George.

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What Happened On This Day – January 31
* 2011 Myanmar's first elected parliament in half a century convenes
The event underlined a general move towards democracy in the country.
* 2000 Alaska Airlines flight 261 crashes into the sea
The MD-83 experienced horizontal stabilizer problems before descending into the Pacific Ocean, killing all 88 on board.
* 1996 A suicide bombing in Sri Lanka kills 91 people
Separatist Tamil Tigers detonated a truck loaded with explosives in front of the central bank in Colombo.
* 1961 Ham the Chimp travels into outer space
The chimpanzee survived the US Mercury Program test flight with just a bruised nose.
* 1865 The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is passed
The Amendment, which officially abolished slavery, was adopted on December 6, 1865.

Tasks

📍 Read a book with a number 13 in tact and the page count i.e. 130, 213

📍 Read a book with a 13 in the publication date.

[Marla]

January 2023 COTM
Today in History
Duration: 1/1/23 - 1/31/23
Tasks: 1, 8, 24

⭐️ Jan 1 ⭐️
⭐️ Read a book that takes place in a European country *at least 50%*
📍 Read a book with the word 'CHINA' in the text.
Lethal White by Robert Galbraith (1/4/23) ~ UK

⭐️ Jan 8 ⭐️
📍 Read a book that takes place in France or an African country.
⭐️ Read a book with a MPG of historical fiction or science fiction.
The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline (1/15/23) ~ historical

⭐️ Jan 24 ⭐️
📍 Read a book that takes place in California.
⭐️ Read a book with the word COMPUTER anywhere in the text.
You’ve Got Murder by Donna Andrews (1/31/23) ~ Turing IS a computer

[Marla]

January 2023 COTM
Today in History
Duration: 1/1/23 - 1/31/23
Tasks: 12

⭐️ Jan 1 ⭐️
⭐️ Read a book that takes place in a European country *at least 50%*
📍 Read a book with the word 'CHINA' in the text.
Lethal White by Robert Galbraith (1/4/23) ~ UK

⭐️ Jan 2 ⭐️
⭐️ Read a book in which a murder takes place.
📍 Read a book with a MPG of science fiction.
Phantom by Christopher Pike (1/7/23)

⭐️ Jan 3 ⭐️
📍 Read a book with a 3 in the page count.
📍 Read a book with a watch or a clock on the cover.

⭐️ Jan 4 ⭐️
⭐️ Read a book with any type of building on the cover.
📍 Read a book with the word UTAH or REVOLVER anywhere in the text.
by Leigh Bardugo (1/8/23)

⭐️ Jan 5 ⭐️
⭐️ Read a book with all the letters in OIL anywhere in the title.
📍 Read a book that takes place in California.
Holy Moments: A handbook for the rest of your life by Matthew Kelly (1/23/23)

⭐️ Jan 8 ⭐️
📍 Read a book that takes place in France or an African country.
⭐️ Read a book with a MPG of historical fiction or science fiction.
The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline (1/15/23) ~ historical

⭐️ Jan 10 ⭐️
⭐️ Read a book that takes place in a country that is part of the United Nations.
📍 Read a book with a character who takes public transportation.
Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella (1/13/23) ~ based in U.S.

⭐️ Jan 15 ⭐️
📍 Read a book with the word MUSEUM in the text.
⭐️ Read a book with a title that starts with one of the letters in the word BASKETBALL
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn (1/19/23)

⭐️ Jan 19 ⭐️
📍 Read a book written by an Indian author.
⭐️ Read a book with an outdoor scene on the cover.
by David Baldacci (1/27/23)

⭐️ Jan 21 ⭐️
⭐️ read a book with a car or an airplane on the cover.
📍 read a book with a character named John or Paul.
Promise Not to Tell by Jayne Ann Krentz (1/26/23)

⭐️ Jan 23 ⭐️
📍 Read a book with a character named Ray, James, or Elvis.
⭐️ Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in the word FRISBEE.
A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean (1/25/23)

⭐️ Jan 24 ⭐️
📍 Read a book that takes place in California.
⭐️ Read a book with the word COMPUTER anywhere in the text.
You’ve Got Murder by Donna Andrews (1/31/23) ~ Turing IS a computer

[Marla]

February 2023 COTM
Psychobabble

February Challenge of the month. Challenge runs from February 1 to February 28

The Background
Once upon a time there was an online multiplayer game by Popcap Games called Psychobabble. It was a long long time ago; like two decades ago. I confess I played it. Please note: No wisecracks or speculations about how unearthly old I may be getting!

A virtual roomful of players would make sentences from a set of various refrigerator word magnets that followed an announced theme. And then the players would judge which sentence was the best and, of course, you couldn't vote for your own.

In combing the internet, I can only find a few images from this game. Initially I was quite disappointed about this. I was hoping to find some screenshots that would give me some possible themes and magnets to use in developing this challenge.

I did, however find www.magneticpoetry.com which gave me various sets of word magnets. And I found a game called Ransom Notes that uses the same basic idea as well and was my inspiration for the prompts this challenge will use.

Details of the Challenge
This will be an individual challenge with all tracking done in this thread. Claim your tracking post below. Also, use this thread for any questions.

All books used in this challenge must meet the group's Standard Book Requirements.

I have generated 20 different words sets using the website previously mentioned. This is more sets than you will be able to use. Use these word sets in responding to the prompts in the challenge.

There is no planned voting in this challenge. Of course, if you want to weigh in any of the responses, feel free to use this thread for that purpose as well.

Earning Coins
The first thing you will need to do is earn some coins to buy the words sets. Each word set will cost two coins.

Here is where the reading comes in! There are 12 different groups of tasks. Each group will consist of three tasks.

Read a book that fits one, two, or all three of these tasks. Earn one coin if the book fits one task, two coins if the book fits two of the tasks, or three coins if the book fits all three of the tasks within that group. An Example:

Set X: Read a book that
* Has something green on the cover
* Was published in January
* Is tagged Fantasy

Splintered by A.G. Howard
Fits all three tasks = 3 coins


The Word Sets
For each prompt you can use one or two words sets. There are a total of 20 sets; however, the maximum you will use will be 16 (8 prompts times 2 sets.)

You will be able to use each word set ONE time only . . . i.e. you cannot use a few words from the set for one prompt and then use other words from the same set with a different prompt.

None of these word sets include any punctuation. Feel free to use all punctuation as you see fit in your responses. Outside of this, you cannot use words not found in the word set(s) you are using or variations of the words except as provided by any -y, -s, -ing, etc. word magnets that are included in the set(s) you are using.

The Prompts
With these words, you will compile a (perhaps) cohesive sentence or thought that you feel works within one of the following Ransom Note prompts:

Prompt #1: Compliment a stripper on the quality of his/her performance.
Prompt #2: Summarize the existence of men.
Prompt #3: Tell someone their fly is open.
Prompt #4: Create the tagline for a travel brochure for a small town in Idaho.
Prompt #5: Welcome someone to Walmart.
Prompt #6: Where do babies come from?
Prompt #7: Use your best pick up line.
Prompt #8: Write a fortune cookie message.

Example using 4 coins to purchase two word sets to use in responding to prompt. This prompt is not featured in the challenge, but the word sets used are from the actual words sets available.

Prompt: Explain your visit to a doctor.
Prompt Response: Time & nature not nice. Want eye lift.
Word Sets Used: #12 and #16


Please Note: While this is an adult group, I'm a little concerned about how racy the word magnet responses will be. Please do me a favor and put your sentences behind spoilers if you think it's too risque! Thanks!!

The Tasks
Earn one coin for each task your one book fits in the set of three you assign the book to. The task sets do not have to be completed in order and you do not need to complete them all. To earn all of the trading cards, you will need to read at least eight books during this one month challenge.

Set A: Read a book that
* the first word of title is a beginning article (A, An, The)
* has the word SUMMER somewhere in the text
* has at least 1000 Goodreads ratings

Set B: Read a book that
* can be found on a Goodreads friend's read list
* is tagged Mystery or Thriller
* has the word WINTER somewhere in the text

Set C: Read a book that
* is tagged Magical Realism
* is a standalone
* was published by a publisher beginning with a vowel (A, E, I, O, U, Y)

Set D: Read a book that
* was published during 2022 or 2023
* was authored by someone whose first or last name initial is S or J
* has more than 185 pages

Set E: Read a book that
* has a word in the title that is exactly 5 characters long
* has the color orange somewhere on the cover
* has the word AUTUMN found somewhere in the text

Set F: Read a book that
* author's initials can be found in PSYCHO
* was published in the 20th century
* is part of a series

Set G: Read a book that
* has less than 320 pages
* is found on any listopia list that begins with a vowel (A, E, I, O, U, Y)
* has a Goodreads rating of at least 3.8

Set H: Read a book that
* has a Goodreads rating under 3.8
* title begins with a letter in BABBLE
* has the word SPRING found somewhere in the text

Set I: Read a book that
* has a food item on the cover
* was published in a month beginning with an A
* is written by an author whose first or last name is exactly 6 characters long

Set J: Read a book that
* was published in a month beginning with an M
* has an even page count
* is tagged Nonfiction

Set K: Read a book that
* has an odd page count
* has a motorized vehicle on the cover
* title begins with a letter in POPCAP

Set L: Read a book that
* was published in a month beginning with a J
* has a page count equally divisible by 3
* is tagged Young Adult

[Marla]

February 2023 COTM
Psychobabble
Duration: 2/1/23 - 2/28/23

Coins earned: 16
Coins used: 16

TASKS (view spoiler)[
Earn one coin for each task your one book fits in the set of three you assign the book to. The task sets do not have to be completed in order and you do not need to complete them all. To earn all of the trading cards, you will need to read at least eight books during this one month challenge.


*♥* Set A: Read a book that
♥ the first word of title is a beginning article (A, An, The)
♥ has the word SUMMER somewhere in the text
♥ has at least 1000 Goodreads ratings
The Murder House by James Patterson & David Ellis (2/22/23) ~ 40,035 ratings
p. 57 "Say goodbye to the Hamptons until next summer."

*♥* Set B: Read a book that
♥ can be found on a Goodreads friend's read list
♥ is tagged Mystery or Thriller
♥ has the word WINTER somewhere in the text
These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant (2/12/23) ~ on GR friends Wendy Darling,
V_Nerdbooks & Margaret's read list
p. 8 "...at the start of winter without ample food."

*♥* Set C: Read a book that
* is tagged Magical Realism
♥ is a standalone
♥ was published by a publisher beginning with a vowel (A, E, I, O, U, Y)
Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard (2/11/23) ~ standalone, pub Anchor publishing

*♥* Set D: Read a book that
♥ was published during 2022 or 2023
* was authored by someone whose first or last name initial is S or J
♥ has more than 185 pages
Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn (2/17/23) ~ pub 11/8/22, 561 pages

Set E: Read a book that
* has a word in the title that is exactly 5 characters long
* has the color orange somewhere on the cover
* has the word AUTUMN found somewhere in the text

Set F: Read a book that
* author's initials can be found in PSYCHO
* was published in the 20th century
* is part of a series

*♥* Set G: Read a book that
* has less than 320 pages
♥ is found on any listopia list that begins with a vowel (A, E, I, O, U, Y)
♥ has a Goodreads rating of at least 3.8
Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh (2/25/23) ~ 4.27 GR rating
All Time Favorite Romance Novels List

*♥* Set H: Read a book that
* has a Goodreads rating under 3.8
♥ title begins with a letter in BABBLE
♥ has the word SPRING found somewhere in the text
Broken Harbor by Tana French (2/20/23)
p. 57 "When was this exactly?" "Spring. April, maybe. Why?"

Set I: Read a book that
* has a food item on the cover
* was published in a month beginning with an A
* is written by an author whose first or last name is exactly 6 characters long

Set J: Read a book that
* was published in a month beginning with an M
* has an even page count
* is tagged Nonfiction

Set K: Read a book that
* has an odd page count
* has a motorized vehicle on the cover
* title begins with a letter in POPCAP

*♥* Set L: Read a book that
* was published in a month beginning with a J
♥ has a page count equally divisible by 3
♥ is tagged Young Adult
Aurora Burning by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff (2/24/23) ~ 495 pages
(hide spoiler)]

PROMPTS (view spoiler)[
With these words, you will compile a (perhaps) cohesive sentence or thought that you feel works within one of the following Ransom Note prompts:
♥ Prompt #1: Compliment a stripper on the quality of his/her performance.
♥ Prompt #2: Summarize the existence of men.
♥ Prompt #3: Tell someone their fly is open.
♥ Prompt #4: Create the tagline for a travel brochure for a small town in Idaho.
Prompt #5: Welcome someone to Walmart.
♥ Prompt #6: Where do babies come from?
♥ Prompt #7: Use your best pick up line.
♥ Prompt #8: Write a fortune cookie message.
(hide spoiler)]

Available Sets: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

♥ Prompt: #1: Compliment a stripper on the quality of his/her performance.
Prompt Response: Drool-ing drunk-s love luscious honey
Sets Used: Set #18

♥ Prompt: #2: Summarize the existence of men.
Prompt Response: Lap action and live interface
Sets Used: Set #8

♥ Prompt: #3: Tell someone their fly is open.
Prompt Response: Hello, must shave sex-y masculine fuzzy
Sets Used: Set #4

♥ Prompt: #4: Create the tagline for a travel brochure for a small town in Idaho.
Prompt Response: Must like peace and charm
Sets Used: Set #20

♥ Prompt: #5: Welcome someone to Walmart.
Prompt Response: Come in. Go enjoy.
Sets Used: Set #11

♥ Prompt: #6: Where do babies come from?
Prompt Response: Have soft access stick hard-ware
Sets Used: Set #9

♥ Prompt: #7: Use your best pick up line.
Prompt Response: Always set for a complete download
Sets Used: Set #10

♥ Prompt: #8: Write a fortune cookie message.
Prompt Response: Create stun-ing online information
Sets Used: Set #7

[Marla]

March Challenge of the Month
Spring Flower Hunt

For this Spring Flower Hunt Challenge, you can earn points in four ways! Search for flowers on the cover, in the title, in the author’s name, or in the text of the book.

Can you find all 12 flowers in March?

To earn points, search books for the following Spring Flowers:
Primrose
Tulip
Daffodil
Hyacinth
Crocus
Snowdrop
Forget-me-nots
Foxglove
Iris
Heather
Lily of the Valley
Bleeding Heart

How do you earn points?

One point is earned by finding the flower:
- in the text of the book
- in the title of the book
- in the author’s name (first, middle, last)
- on the cover of the book (must clearly be the flower)

You can find each flower one time in each category. For example, you can earn 4 points per flower, finding it once in the text, in the title, in the author’s name, and on the cover.

Each book can only be used once. If a book settles more than one requirement (has a primrose on the cover, Heather in the text, the title is 'Foxglove Family Shenanigans' and the author's name is Iris) you can choose which flower you want to use it for.

Please include which way you have found the flower for each book!

Earn a card for 3, 6, 9, and 12 points.
For an extreme challenge, try to find all 12 flowers!

Standard Game Night rules apply.
Books can be started anytime, but must not be finished before March 1.

[Marla]

March 2023 COTM
Spring Flower Hunt
Duration: 3/1/23 - 3/31/23
Progress: 2 of 1

For this Spring Flower Hunt Challenge, you can earn points in four ways! Search for flowers
- on the cover,
- in the title,
- in the author’s name, or
- in the text of the book.

To earn points, search books for the following Spring Flowers:

Primrose
Tulip
💐Daffodil
Hyacinth
Crocus
Snowdrop
Forget-me-nots
🌺 Foxglove
🌷Iris
Heather
Lily of the Valley
Bleeding Heart

🌷 Iris
If I Die by Rachel Vincent (3/7/23)
TEXT ~ throughout book, bean sidhe's eye irises swirl to show their emotions

🌺 Foxglove
The Wallflower Wager by Tessa Dare (3/12/23)
TEXT ~ Chpt 1: "It sounds a great deal like 'fancy a foxglove, but that makes even less sense."

💐 Daffodil & DOGWOOD
The Moonlight School by by Suzanne Woods Fisher
TEXT

Why aren't there ROSES?
Billionaire in Wolf's Clothing by Terry Spear (3/2/23)
TEXT ~ p.29 "He paid for the bouquet of red and pink roses..."

LAVENDER
Cold in the Shadows by Toni Anderson (3/5/23)
TEXT ~ p. 19 "...close enough to catch the scent of lavender on her skin..."

POPPIES
The Dark Horse by Craig Johnson (3/31/23)
TEXT ~ p. 310 "...she had tied a silk scarf that was covered with yellow poppies around her neck..."

~ 💐 ~ 🌺 ~ 💐 ~ 🌺 ~ 💐 ~ 🌺 ~ 💐 ~ 🌺 ~ 💐 ~ 🌺 ~ 💐 ~ 🌺 ~ 💐 ~ 🌺 ~ 💐 ~

Still have flowers on the brain...

The Soul Catcher by Alex Kava (4/4/23)
TEXT ~

LILACS
The Thirteenth Skull by Rick Yancey (4/5/23)
TEXT ~ p. 106 "I smelled lilacs."
TEXT ~ p. 139 "The pillow on my bed smelled of lavender."

GARDENIAS
The Man Who Loved Clowns by June Rae Wood (4/8/23)
TEXT ~ p. 202 "Gardenia Shackleford had a baby girl last night."

[Marla]

April Challenge of the Month
Simon

Can you beat Simon? Simon is a short-term memory game requiring quick reflexes. The device creates a series of tones and lights and requires a user to repeat the sequence. If the user succeeds, the series becomes progressively longer and more complex. Once the user fails or the time limit runs out, the game is over.

In this challenge of the month, you are going to play a book version of Simon. To get started, go to https://wordwall.net/resource/5147294...
Click "start", and once the game loads, click "deal". This will give you 4 cards for your unique Simon game. Log these color cards in your post. You can play 3 rounds, for up to 12 books.
Standard Game Night rules apply.

When it comes to color covers, estimate about 50% of the color for the book to work, but use your best judgment. No need to ask me if it counts! If you think it's blue, it's blue.

Earn up to three cards - one for each pattern completed.

Deal your 3 hands here:
https://wordwall.net/resource/5147294...

[Marla]

April Challenge of the Month
Simon
Rounds Completed: 1

I LOVED playing Simon!

Round #1: Blue / Red / Yellow / Red

The Moonlight School by Suzanne Woods Fisher (4/1/23)
Deeper Than the Dead by Tami Hoag (4/9/23)
Wolfhunter River by Rachel Caine (4/18/23)
Dragon by Rustin Petrae (4/26/23)

Round #2: Green / Green / Blue / Yellow

Drift by L.T. Ryan & Brian Shea (4/23/23)Renegades by Marissa Meyer (4/11/23)
The Thirteenth Skull by Rick Yancey (4/5/23)

Round #3: Green / Blue / Green / Red

Touch & Go by Lisa Gardner (4/24/23)

[Marla]

May Challenge of the Month
Hidden Object Challenge



This is a cover challenge. If you see it in the picture, find a book with that item on the cover and read it. 3, 6, 9 and 12 books. No duplicate items. If you find more than one item on your cover, you can pick one and use the other item for another cover.

Standard Book Requirements apply.

Use your imagination. I see a skull with fangs near the bottom. Maybe it was a vampire or a werewolf or just a skull. The 'person' behind the counter could be a librarian. Maybe the title of your book is The Librarian. If you need help finding items, you can look under spoilers. It will by no means be a total list, but it should help you get started.

List of 9 items

(view spoiler)[Girl
Boy
Rabbit
Globe
Water
Books
Skull
Table
Trees

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Alligator
Arm
Bench
Bookcase
Books
Carousel
Cat
Chair
Clock
Cup
Deer
Door
Drawer
Eye
Eye Glasses
Fangs
Female
Fence
Fish
Flowers
Globe
Gnome
Grass
Head
Hoodie
Horse
Leaves
Lily Pads
Log
Male
Mushrooms/Toad stools
Paper
Pencil
Rabbit
Robot
Rock
Skull
Table
Teeth
Tree Stump
Trees
Turtle
Vines
Water
Windmill
Wreath
(hide spoiler)]

[Marla]

May Challenge of the Month
Hidden Object Cover Challenge
Items Found: 9 of 3

(view spoiler)[
Alligator
Bench
Bird
Bookcase
Books
Carousel
Clock
Deer
Door
Drawer
Eggs
Eye
Eye Glasses
Fangs
Fence
Fish
Globe
Gnome
Grass
Hand
Head
Hoodie
Leaves
Lily Pads
Log
Mushrooms/Toad stools
Nest
Paper
Pencil
Rabbit
Robot
Rock
Skull
Table
Teeth
Tree Stump
Trees
Turtle
Vines
Water
Windmill
Wreath
(hide spoiler)]

1. Cup - Beautiful Stranger by Christina Lauren (5/1/23)

2. Cat/Chair - Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti by Bailey Cates (5/4/23)

3. Face - Run for Your Life by James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge (5/15/23)

4. Girl/Female - When We Believed in Mermaids by Barbara O'Neal (5/16/23)

5. Robot - Waking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel (5/16/23)

6. Arm - So Not Meant To Be by Meghan Quinn (5/19/23)

7. Male - The Hunted One by Brittney Sahin (5/20/23)

8. Horse - On the Way to the Wedding by Julia Quinn (5/23/23)

9. Flowers - Spells by Aprilynne Pike (5/25/23)

[Marla]

June Challenge of the Month
Nail Color Mania

I always love to get a new manicure at the start of summer - by June where I am we're finally into warm weather for good (or at least for the summer) and I like to break out the bright and beachy themed colors! Maybe it's not summer where you are, so you're thinking about warm and fuzzy themes for your nails!

Regardless of where you are, there are So. Many. Options. to choose from when it comes to nail polish colors. Need some help picking the perfect color? Or maybe you'd like to invent your own new color? Let me help with that.

Below is a fun nail polish name game - sort of like a Mad Libs game with a little random fun thrown in.

You can play this game to create 3 new nail polishes (12 tasks) and collect 4 trading cards. You can read your task choices in any order but must complete one polish color before moving to the next.

Step 1:
Choose a noun - any person, place or thing. But you must find this noun on a book cover, so choose wisely! (It can be anything on the cover, even if it's a background image like a sky)
Read a book with your chosen noun on the cover

Step 2:
Choose a color - any color! As long as it is on this wheel:
https://spinthewheel.io/
Read a book with a cover that is mostly the wheel color chosen

Step 3:
Choose an adjective - any word that describes a noun
Read a book with any adjective in the title - does NOT have to be the one you chose

Step 4:
Enter your words from Steps 1-3 into this word randomizer, one word per line. Click on the Generate button and scroll down to see the name of your new polish.
https://randomwordgenerator.com/list.php
Read a book with all the author's initials in the name of your new polish.

Step 5:
Choose a trading card!!

This game doesn't have to be totally random - you control the noun and adjective you want to use. Want some crazy polish colors? Pick some crazy words! Feeling more traditional? Pick words you would expect to see in a nail polish color. Most of all? Have fun!!!

Extra Extra!!
Really love getting manicures or at least thinking about manicures? When I'm waiting my turn, I love to look at all the nail polish colors - some are so fun and some are just plain weird! Head over to our A Million More Pages (AMMP) sister group for a nail polish Scavenger Hunt (or two).

[Marla]

June Challenge of the Month
Nail Color Mania
Completed: 1 Polish ~ Jealous Fire Red


❤️ Polish #1:
Noun: Fire
Firestorm by Nevada Barr (6/9/23)
Color: Red
The Mephisto Club by Tess Gerritsen (6/1/23)
Adjective: Jealous
Shadow Study by Maria V. Snyder (6/19/23) ~ Shadow

❤️ Polish: Jealous Fire Red
Book: by J.D. Robb (6/27/23)


Polish #2:
Noun: Dragon
by Patricia C. Wrede (6/15/23)
Color: Black

Adjective: Metallic
by Maya Banks (6/24/23) ~ Dark

Polish:
Book:

[Marla]

July Challenge of the Month
Ice Cream Flavors Crossword

In the United States, July is Ice Cream month! As the summer reaches peak temperatures, Americans celebrate National Ice Cream Month as a way to cool off and enjoy the nation's favorite frozen treat with friends and family.

Rules

Step 1: Solve the puzzle.

Step 2a: Read a book where the title of the book starts with the first letter of the answer. So if one of the answers is Blueberry, then you would read a book that starts with the letter B. Use of articles is up to you. So The Baker, could be the title of your 'B' book.

OR

Step 2b: Read a book that has ice cream on the cover or where the cover is the main color of the flavor.

Step 3: Claim your trading card.

Levels are 3, 6, 9 and 12.

There are 15 clues, you only have to read for up to 12 of them. Reading more does not get you a different trading card. It is just so you have options.

Standard Book Qualifications apply.

If you have trouble with the answers, I will help, just message me.

Post below to let me know you are in, then I will create a thread for you. Please let me create it so I can post the crossword.


Ice Cream Flavors


ACROSS
2. Yellow fruit
4. A coffee flavor
6. Makes a good shortcake
10. Big Canadian animal, itty bitty footprints. (2 words)
11. Dark waves in a sea of white (2 words)
12. Which way do you pronounce it? [Heated sugar. Also used as a topping. (hide spoiler)]
13. 3 in 1
15. Dark, Milk, White

DOWN
1. Basic, plain
3. Refreshing; also used in tea
5. Can you tie the stem in your mouth?
7. Churned nuts (2 words)
8. Don't bake this one! (2 words)
9. Troubled highway (2 words)
14. Straight from Georgia

[Marla]

July Challenge of the Month
Ice Cream Flavors Crossword
Duration: 7/1/23 - 7/31/23
Progress: 9 of 12
Books: 7

Read a book where the title of the book starts with the first letter of the answer. OR Read a book that has ice cream on the cover or where the cover is the main color of the flavor.

ACROSS
🍦🍦 2. Yellow fruit 🍦 banana
Beach Read by Emily Henry (7/12/23)
4. A coffee flavor 🍦 mocha
🍦🍦 6. Makes a good shortcake 🍦 strawberry
Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning (7/12/23)
10. Big Canadian animal, itty bitty footprints. (2 words) 🍦 moose tracks
🍦 11. Dark waves in a sea of white (2 words) 🍦 fudge ripple
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell (7/31/23)
12. Which way do you pronounce it? (view spoiler)[Heated sugar. Also used as a topping. (hide spoiler)] 🍦 caramel
13. 3 in 1 🍦 neapolitan
🍦 15. Dark, Milk, White 🍦 chocolate
City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab (7/24/23)


DOWN
1. Basic, plain 🍦 vanilla
🍦 3. Refreshing; also used in tea 🍦 mint
The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian (7/15/23)
5. Can you tie the stem in your mouth? 🍦 cherry
7. Churned nuts (2 words) 🍦 butter pecan
🍦 8. Don't bake this one! (2 words) 🍦 cookie dough
It's Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han (7/17/23)
🍦 9. Troubled highway (2 words) 🍦 rocky road
Rock Chick by Kristen Ashley (7/19/23)
14. Straight from Georgia 🍦 peach


🍦🍦 Across 2. Yellow fruit 🍦 banana
by Emily Henry (7/12/23) ~ starts with B & yellow

🍦🍦 Across 6. Makes a good shortcake 🍦 strawberry
by Karen Marie Moning (7/12/23) ~ starts with S & red

🍦 Down 3. Refreshing; also used in tea 🍦 mint
by Cat Sebastian (7/15/23) ~ minty green

🍦 Down 8. Don't bake this one! (2 words) 🍦 cookie dough
by Jenny Han (7/17/23) ~ white with a little brown

🍦 Down 9. Troubled highway (2 words) 🍦 rocky road
by Kristen Ashley (7/19/23) ~ Rock & Rocky :D

🍦 Across 11. Dark waves in a sea of white (2 words) 🍦 fudge ripple
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell (7/31/23) ~ starts with F

🍦 Across 15. Dark, Milk, White 🍦 chocolate
by Victoria Schwab (7/24/23) ~ starts with C

[Marla]

August Challenge of the Month
I Spy



This month, let's get creative and think outside the box. To play "I Spy" you will make connections with the items in the picture to the books you are reading. If you can make a connection in your mind, then it works. Just choose the item, read the book, and state why it represents the item you chose.

Choose up to 10 items, read 10 books that connect to the objects, and you win. Earn your Game Night cards for reading 3, 6, and 10 books. Standard Game Night rules apply

[Marla]

August Challenge of the Month
I Spy
Duration: 8/1/23 - 8/30/23
Progress: 9 of 3

I think this is going to be difficult, so I'm aiming low.

This was so much more fun than I expected!



1. Item: Fish
Book: Rough Country by John Sandford
Read: 8/4/23
How it Fits: Virgil goes fishing

2. Item: Coins
Book: Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan
Read: 8/6/23
How it Fits: All about wealth and inheritance

3. Item: Mini Tea Set
Book: Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert
Read: 8/9/23
How it Fits: High tea served in B&B

4. Item: Car
Book: Him by Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy
Read: 8/12/23
How it Fits: Drive around on days off

5. Item: Alien
Book: Morning Star by Pierce Brown
Read: 8/15/23
How it Fits: Set in outer space

6. Item: Umbrella
Book: The Missing Prince by John Flanagan
Read: 8/16/23
How it Fits: Bad thunder storm

7. Item: Glass
Book: Paladin's Grace by T. Kingfisher
Read: 8/19/23
How it Fits: Grace uses glass perfume bottles

8. Item: Buttons
Book: Dance with the Devil by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Read: 8/27/23
How it Fits: Buttoning & Unbuttoning the buttons on his shirt, his pants, her coat.

9. Item: Clothespin
Book: This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
Read: 8/30/23
How it Fits: Laundry hung on clothes lines

[Marla]

September Challenge of the Month
Bunco Night at Game Night

Have you played Bunco? Have you even heard of Bunco?

I'll admit I have heard of it, never played it and always thought it was an "old-fashioned" game. Something they in the fifties, you know?

Well, this month at Game Night, we're going to play! Sort of. First, for those who aren't at all familiar with how the game is played, I've listed the general Bunco rules. Then in the next post below, you'll see how we do things here at Game Night!

General Bunco Rules

The basics of Bunco are as follows:

🎲A game of Bunco is played in two to four sets, with six rounds in each set.

🎲Players are seated at multiple tables, with 4 players at each. One table is designated as the head table.

🎲During the game, players at each table take turns rolling three dice to try and earn points. All tables play simultaneously.

🎲A player at the head table rings a bell to signal the beginning and end of each round.

🎲During each round, players attempt to roll the same number on the dice as the number of the round (for example, rolling three 3's die3.gif die3.gif die3.gif in Round 3 would earn the player points).

🎲For every number rolled that matches the round number, one point is awarded to that player.

🎲A player keeps rolling until they score no points. The scorekeeper then records the score they earned onto the table tally as the temporary team score. Then the dice are passed to the player on the left.

🎲When the head table has earned 21 points, the round is over. The head table rings a bell to signal that the round has ended.

🎲At the end of every round, players change partners and/or tables.

🎲At the end of a game, there are typically multiple "winners." The player(s) with the most Buncos, wins, losses, etc, may earn prizes for their successes.

Read on for Bunco Night at Game Night

~ 🎲 ~ ⭐️ ~ 🎲 ~ ⭐️ ~ 🎲 ~ ⭐️ ~ 🎲 ~ ⭐️ ~ 🎲 ~ ⭐️ ~ 🎲 ~ ⭐️ ~ 🎲 ~ ⭐️ ~ 🎲 ~

We'll play individual sets, meaning each player will roll for 6 rounds (a set is 6 rounds).

Because a player in real Bunco continues to roll until they score no more points, a person's turn could be 1 roll or 10 or more (if they're really lucky!). For the sake of our challenge, we will limit each round to 3 rolls. This gives you the opportunity to read up to 18 books or a minimum of 6 books.

Also for the sake of our challenge, you can consider the challenge complete when you have read at least 9 tasks/books. However, if you want to keep reading up to the maximum, feel free.

Trading cards will be given for reading 6, 9, and 18 books as well as for rolling a BUNCO and/or for rolling a Mini-BUNCO.

Game Play
Using the dice roller below, the number to roll for each round is the round's number: Round 1 = roll for 1s, Round 2 = roll for 2s, and so on. After each roll, you will read the task that matches your roll results.

Dice Roller
🎲You don't have to use the results that show when you first click the link
🎲Click on the Roll Again button for each new roll
https://www.random.org/dice/?num=3

Round 1️⃣ = Roll for 1️⃣
Round 2️⃣ = Roll for 2️⃣
Round 3️⃣ = Roll for 3️⃣
Round 4️⃣ = Roll for 4️⃣
Round 5️⃣ = Roll for 5️⃣
Round 6️⃣ = Roll for 6️⃣

Roll Results Tasks

Roll results in ZERO points: 0 die matches the round number
🎲Read a book with a ZERO in the page count OR
🎲Read a book standalone book

Roll results in ONE point: 1 die matches the round number
🎲Read a book with a ONE in the page count OR
🎲Read a book that is #1 in a series

Roll results in TWO points: 2 dice match the round number
🎲Read a book with a TWO in the page count OR
🎲Read a book that is #2 in a series

Roll results in a Mini-BUNCO: rolled 3 of a kind but is not the round number
🎲Read a book between 100 and 150 pages (a mini book!) OR
🎲Read a book that is #3 in a series

Roll results in a BUNCO: rolled 3 of a kind matching the round number
🎲Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in BUNCO OR
🎲Read a book that has 3 of the same letters in the title

Remember, if you score 0 points, you move on to the next round and the next number. But if your roll scores points (1, 2, mini-Bunco or Bunco), keep rolling for that same number (up to 3 times).

If you finish all 6 rounds and have not read 9 books, you may play another set. You may play as many sets as you'd like to earn all of the trading cards offered but the game is considered complete at 9 books read.

[Marla]

September Challenge of the Month
Bunco Night at Game Night
Duration: 9/1/23 - 9/30/23
Progress: 5 of 9

Dice: https://www.random.org/dice/?num=3

Round 1: Roll for 1️⃣

1. Roll 1: 2️⃣1️⃣4️⃣ = 1 point
🎲Read a book with a ONE in the page count OR
🎲Read a book that is #1 in a series
Task: Read a book with a ONE in the page count
Book: The Gray Wolf Throne by Cinda Williams Chima
Date: 9/2/23
How if fits: 517 pages

2. Roll 2: 3️⃣1️⃣5️⃣ = 1 point
🎲Read a book with a ONE in the page count OR
🎲Read a book that is #1 in a series
Task: Read a book with a ONE in the page count
Book: Dead Beat by Jim Butcher
Date: 9/5/23
How if fits: also 517 pages

3. Roll 3: 2️⃣3️⃣5️⃣ = 0 points
🎲Read a book with a ZERO in the page count OR
🎲Read a book standalone book
Task: Read a book with a ZERO in the page count
Book: Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger
Date: 9/11/23
How if fits: 307 pages

Round 2️⃣ = Roll for 2️⃣

4. Roll 1: 2️⃣4️⃣2️⃣ = 2 points
🎲Read a book with a TWO in the page count OR
🎲Read a book that is #2 in a series
Task: Read a book with a TWO in the page count
Book: A Simple Path by Mother Teresa
Date: 9/19/23
How if fits: 240 pages

5. Roll 2: 5️⃣1️⃣1️⃣ = 0 points
🎲Read a book with a ZERO in the page count OR
🎲Read a book standalone book
Task: Read a book with a ZERO in the page count
Book: Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews
Date: 9/22/23
How if fits: 406 pages

Round 3️⃣ = Roll for 3️⃣

6. Roll 1: 4️⃣1️⃣1️⃣ = 0 points
🎲Read a book with a ZERO in the page count OR
🎲Read a book standalone book
Task:
Book:
Date:
How if fits:

Round 4️⃣ = Roll for 4️⃣

Roll 1: 6️⃣6️⃣2️⃣ = 0 points
🎲Read a book with a ZERO in the page count OR
🎲Read a book standalone book
Task:
Book:
Date:
How if fits:

Round 5️⃣: Roll for 5️⃣

Roll 1: 2️⃣3️⃣5️⃣ = 1 point
🎲Read a book with a ONE in the page count OR
🎲Read a book that is #1 in a series
Task:
Book:
Date:
How if fits:

Roll 2: 3️⃣1️⃣5️⃣ = 1 point
🎲Read a book with a ONE in the page count OR
🎲Read a book that is #1 in a series
Task:
Book:
Date:
How if fits:

Roll 3: 2️⃣1️⃣4️⃣ = 0 points
🎲Read a book with a ZERO in the page count OR
🎲Read a book standalone book
Task:
Book:
Date:
How if fits:

[Marla]

October Challenge of the Month
Space Invaders
Individual Challenge

In following with the Space theme of the sister group AMMP, I bring you Space Invaders!

All books in this challenge must meet the Standard Book Qualifications

In this challenge you will fire your weapon to hit the space aliens in the grid below. One book needed per alien/spaceship. Can you clear them all?

You will not be able to hit the aliens in the middle row until you hit the alien below it. Likewise, you will not be able to hit the aliens in the top row until you hit the alien in the middle and bottom row of the same column. The spaceship can only be hit once you've cleared an entire column of the aliens.



To hit the alien or spaceship, you will need to read a book that meets or exceeds the value of that alien/spaceship in the key next to the play grid.

How do you hit the alien or spaceship?

This is a book cover task and will use the outside source of the tineye color extraction (found here: https://labs.tineye.com/color/ )

You will not need a specific colored cover.

To hit an alien (or the spaceship) you will need to read a book where ONLY the first tineye color percentage meets or exceeds the points in the alien/spaceship grid above.

For those not familiar with the tineye color extraction tool, here are some basic instructions.

1) On the Goodreads book page, right click on the cover art of the edition you read and choose something similar to "copy image location" or "copy image link" or "copy image address"

2) Go to the tineye color extractor tool. Found here: https://labs.tineye.com/color/

3) Paste the image address into the box that says "Enter image URL."

4) Click on the "Extract Colors." Unclick the " Exclude background color from extracted colors" box

5) Record the top result percentage. That is the only one you will need in this challenge

If you'd like a tool to number the alien/spaceship you hit with your book, here is one that assigns a number to each one.

[Marla]

October Challenge of the Month
Space Invaders
Duration: 10/1/23 - 10/31/23
Aliens: 10

Tineye: https://labs.tineye.com/color/

S P A C E
_ _ X _ 
O O X X 
O X X X 
X X X X 

1. [20%] - Before Evil by Alex Kava (10/31/23) ~ 24% grey
2. [20%] - Deserves To Die by Lisa Jackson (10/18/23) ~ 36% blue
3. [20%] - A Touch of Minx by Suzanne Enoch (10/4/23) ~ 55% black
4. [20%] - The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness (10/14/23) ~ 23% white


5. [30%]
6. [30%] - Blaze of Memory by Nalini Singh (10/31/23) ~ 38% black
7. [30%] - Violent Crimes by Phillip Margolin (10/5/23) ~ 72% blue
8. [30%] - Savage Run by C.J. Box (10/18/23) ~ 36% black


9. [40%]
10. [40%]
11. [40%] - Evil Thirst by Christopher Pike (10/13/23) ~ 40% brown
12. [40%] - Kiss of Fate by Deborah Cooke (10/30/23) ~ 41% brown


13. [55%] - The Truth Seeker by Dee Henderson (10/22/23) ~ 58% grey

[Marla]

November Challenge of the Month

🍁🍁🍁🍁November Days🍁🍁🍁🍁

November is one of my favorite months! It's my birthday month, Thanksgiving month, and things cool down here in SoCal (by cool down, I mean it's in the 70s). Nowadays, every day has some holiday associated with it. Whether it be Porcupine Day, Double Scoop Ice Cream Day, or Ladybug Appreciation Day. Below are 15 days in November and their Prospective holidays. You can pick 12/9/6/3 of the below tasks to read for and collect the appropriate trading card.

🍁November 1: National Author Day: Read a book from one of your favorite authors.
🍁November 3: National Sandwich Day: Read a book with an epilogue or a prologue.
🍁November 5: My Birthday: Read any book off my shelves.
🍁November 7: National Hug a Bear Day: Read a book with a title that has all the letters in the word BEAR in it.
🍁November 9:National Scrabble Day: Read a book in which the characters play any type of board game.
🍁November 11: Veterans Day: Read a book with a character who is in the armed forces or was in the Armed Forces.
🍁November 13:World Kindness Day: Read a book with a kind character. Your interpretation.
🍁November 15: National Drummer Day: Read a book with a musician character.
🍁November 17:International Student Day: Read a book that takes place in any country other than the one you live in.
🍁November 19:Have a Bad Day Day: Read a book with a character who has a bad day. Your interpretation.
🍁November 21: National Gingerbread Man Day: Read a book with any type of food on the cover.
🍁November 23: Thanksgiving: Read a book with a title that starts with one of the letters in the word TURKEY.
🍁November 25:National Cake Day: Read a book published in November.
🍁November 27:Adopt a Turtle Day: Read a book with the word TURTLE anywhere in the text.
🍁November 29:Throw Out Your LeftOvers Day: Read a book with a five-word title.

[Marla]

November Challenge of the Month
November Days
Duration: 11/1/23 - 11/30/23
Progress: 11 of 15

Read for 12/9/6/3 of the tasks and collect the appropriate trading card.

🍁November 1: National Author Day: Read a book from one of your favorite authors.
🦃 White Hot by Ilona Andrews (11/3/23)
🍁November 3: National Sandwich Day: Read a book with an epilogue or a prologue.
🍁November 5: My Birthday: Read any book off my shelves.
🦃 Artificial Condition by Martha Wells (11/26/23)
🍁November 7: National Hug a Bear Day: Read a book with a title that has all the letters in the word BEAR in it.
🦃 The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King (11/13/23)
🍁November 9:National Scrabble Day: Read a book in which the characters play any type of board game.
🦃 City of Thieves by David Benioff (11/29/23) ~ chess
🍁November 11: Veterans Day: Read a book with a character who is in the armed forces or was in the Armed Forces.
🦃 Wizard Cadet by Rodney W. Hartman (11/23/23) ~ Wizard Cadet
🍁November 13:World Kindness Day: Read a book with a kind character. Your interpretation.
🦃 With No Regrets by Lisa Jackson (11/30/23) ~ neighbor/babysitter Arlene
🍁November 15: National Drummer Day: Read a book with a musician character.
🦃 Fallen by Rebecca Zanetti (11/10/23) ~ Raider plays guitar
🍁November 17:International Student Day: Read a book that takes place in any country other than the one you live in.
🦃 The Ring of Wind by Chris Bradford (11/19/23) ~ Japan
🍁November 19:Have a Bad Day Day: Read a book with a character who has a bad day. Your interpretation.
🦃 Odd Apocalypse by Dean Koontz (11/1/23) ~ bad day
🍁November 21: National Gingerbread Man Day: Read a book with any type of food on the cover.
🍁November 23: Thanksgiving: Read a book with a title that starts with one of the letters in the word TURKEY.
🦃 Escape from Falaise by John Flanagan (11/22/23)
🍁November 25:National Cake Day: Read a book published in November.
🦃 Blue Moon by Laurell K. Hamilton (11/29/23) ~ publ. 11/1/98
🍁November 27:Adopt a Turtle Day: Read a book with the word TURTLE anywhere in the text.
🍁November 29:Throw Out Your LeftOvers Day: Read a book with a five-word title

[Marla]

December 2023 Challenge of the Month
🧝🏼🧝🏼🧝🏼 Elf on a Shelf 🧝🏼🧝🏼🧝🏼

Imagine having a tiny elf scout who reports back to Santa about your kids' behavior. That's the magic of Elf on the Shelf, a fun-filled Christmas tradition that's sure to keep your little ones entertained.
Here's how to bring this mischievous elf into your holiday season:
Welcome the Elf: Introduce your kids to their new elf friend on December 1st. Explain that this elf, straight from the North Pole, will be keeping an eye on them for Santa. Tell them to look for the elf each morning, as it'll move to a new spot every night.
Hide and Seek with the Elf: Unleash your creativity and hide the elf in different spots around the house each night. Remember, the elf's primary goal is to entertain your kids, so ensure they can find it without too much trouble. You can add to the fun by posing the elf in silly or mischievous positions.
Notes from the Elf: Sometimes, the elf might leave behind little notes or surprise gifts for your kids. These notes can be words of encouragement, reminders to be good, or even clues to the elf's next hiding place.
Embrace the Holiday Cheer: Witness the joy and excitement on your kids' faces as they search for the elf each day. The Elf on the Shelf is a simple yet magical way to make the holiday season even more special.

You’re Invited to play the bookish version of Elf on a Shelf

Simply follow the steps below:

Sign up below 👇🏻
Create a thread in this folder. If you need help, please let me know.
From December 1 to December 12, I will post a clue as to where the elf is hiding.
The elf will be hiding either in AMMP or Game Night.
When you find the elf, there will be a bookish task for you to complete.
You do not need to complete these tasks in order, nor do you need to complete all the tasks.
You can collect a trading card for 3/6/9/12 tasks.
The challenge ends December 31.

[Marla]

December 2023 Challenge of the Month
Elf on a Shelf ~ ⭐️🎄🎁

Elf Clues

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Day 1 Clue:
May the force be with you, Jedi and Padawan. And don't forget to sign up.
Day 1: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Read a book with a star on the cover or the word star in the title or all the letters in the word STAR in the title.

Day 2 Clue:
Got questions, well I got answers. For the whole group, but not this one.
Day 2: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Read a book with a punctuation mark in the title or with a MPG of Mystery.

Day 3 Clue:
What do you say when you come up behind somebody and put your hands over their eyes???
I have to say this sounds much more creepy when you write it out 😂
Day 3: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Read a book with a MPG of holiday or with holiday, Christmas, or Hanukkah in the title.

Day 4 Clue:
RSVP to a creature who will never forget. Not in this group.
Day 4: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Read a book published in December of any year.

Day 5 Clue:
I'll make this short and sweet. 30 days have September, April, June, and________.
Day 5: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Read a book with a month or a day in the title. I.e. December, November, Tuesday, Wednesday

Day 6 Clue:
Twinkle twinkle build a star how I wonder where you are. Not in this group.
***Day 6 now has an alternative task, the prior task was similar to a previous task. You can choose to do either.
Day 6: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Read a book with a star on the cover or the word star in the title.

Day 7 Clue:
So many challenges, so little time, where to keep TRACK.
Day 7: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Read a book with all the letters in GAME or all the letters in NIGHT anywhere in the title.

Day 8 Clue:
Don't forget to PHONE HOME. But not in this group.
Sorry I was a little late my daughter got engaged tonight.
Day 8: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Read a book with a title that starts with an E or T.

Day 9 Clue:
Dealing out the ultimate cards of 2023!
Day 9: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Read a book that starts with one of the letters in the word ULTIMATE.

Day 10 Clue:
December is a great month to curl up with an audiobook. Not in this group, sign up for the challenge while you're there.
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Whoops wrong game...
Day 10: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Read a book with the colors of the item above on the cover
OR
Read a book with a title, author, or series that starts with the letter on the item above
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Day 10: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Listen to an audiobook any length or read a book with an audio version that is over 10 hours

Day 11 Clue:
___ with the___ in the___. Can you prove me wrong?
Day 11: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Read a book with a MPG of mystery or a book with a murder prominently featured in it.

Day 12 Last Clue:
"I want to see Santa! But not in this group. Beam me up Scotty"
Day 12: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Read a book with the word Santa anywhere in the text or a book with a title with all the letters in Santa in it.


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[Marla]

December 2023 Challenge of the Month
Elf on a Shelf
Duration: 12/1/23 - 12/31/23
Progress: 6 of 12

#1
⭐️ Read a book with a star on the cover or the word star in the title or all the letters in the word STAR in the title.
Mastermind by Andrew Mayne (12/29/23) ~ star - mASTeRmind

#2
⭐️ Read a book with a punctuation mark in the title or with a MPG of Mystery.
D is for Dani's Baby by Susan Lynn Crose/Lisa Jackson (12/2/23)

#3
⭐️ Read a book with a MPG of holiday or with holiday, Christmas, or Hanukkah in the title.
Home for the Holidays by Sara Richardson (12/28/23) ~ MPG Holiday

#4
Read a book published in December of any year.

#5
Read a book with a month or a day in the title. I.e. December, November, Tuesday, Wednesday

#6
Read a book with a star on the cover or the word star in the title.

#7
⭐️ Read a book with all the letters in GAME or all the letters in NIGHT anywhere in the title.
Paladin's Strength by T. Kingfisher (12/24/23) ~ night - paladIN's strenGTH

#8
Read a book with a title that starts with an E or T.

#9
⭐️ Read a book that starts with one of the letters in the word ULTIMATE.
The Immortal Highlander by Karen Marie Moning (12/25/23)

#10
Listen to an audiobook any length or read a book with an audio version that is over 10 hours

#11
⭐️ Read a book with a MPG of mystery or a book with a murder prominently featured in it.
Carpe Corpus by Rachel Caine (12/7/23) ~ Sam & Bishop's deaths

#12
Read a book with the word Santa anywhere in the text or a book with a title with all the letters in Santa in it.

[Marla]

Game Night Q&A

me: Are you going to do COTM in 2024?

Berit: No we are going to do something a little different a seasonal challenge, will start in March.

me: I look forward to the new challenge. Thank you everyone for all your hard work on CotM. I've been participating at some level since 2017!