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Christmas in July - a Challenge
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Round 1: The 12 Tasks of Christmas
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Jul 17, 2017 11:30PM
I have the same, Karin. I read many books that don't fit in., but we will get there!
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I would like to join my books will (might) be:1.
2. Read a book set (100%) in the other hemisphere of the world to where you live.
For this task, we will only look at Northern Hemisphere vs Southern Hemisphere
3. Read a book set in season different to the season you are currently experiencing.
4. Read a book where character works in retail. Hint: bookshops
5. Sales! Read a book you got for free (can be a gift or a review copy) OR bought at significantly reduced price.
6. The Shack by William Paul Young
7. Read a book with at least 1 million ratings.
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12 of the Titles are: 1. Lincoln the Lionhearted Leonberger, 2. The Elephant Seal Who Fought the Ferocious Dog, 3. The Lifeguarding Dolphins, 4. The Cat Who Faced Fire, 5. The Valiant Hippo at the River, 6. Two Good-Gorilla Tales, 7. A Parrot's Alarm, 8. The Seal Who Buoyed the Sinking Mutt, 9. The Mare Who Stopped the Mad Cow, 10. One Elephant's Startling Compassion, 11. The Male Cat Mama, 12. Two Pups Against the Flames.
9. Unlikely Loves: 43 Heartwarming True Stories from the Animal Kingdom by Jennifer S. Holland
10. 10. Read book where title (excluding subtitle/series name) OR author's name (first, middle, last) that has a total of 12 letters
11. Dreamland by Sarah Dessen?
12. Read the latest book you've brought home from the shops or the library or the latest bookmail delivered or the latest ebook you've downloaded on your ereader or the latest audiobook you've downloaded. Please note this Must be the LATEST at the time reading/listening starts
Would either The Memory Game by Sharon Sant OR Nobody's Baby by Carol Burnside work for any of the tasks?
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I can't tell whether they will fit any or not, Sarah, you may have to read it to find out where/when they're set in. Sorry
Lusie wrote: "I have the same, Karin. I read many books that don't fit in., but we will get there!"Same with me. I read a couple thinking they'd work for a task, only to realize that I have already read a book on the task they fit into. :/
Thanks to Lusie I have updated my #2 task...from A Town Like Alice (which apparently also takes place in England) to In Patagonia, which appears to take place wholly on the Southern end of South America or so the abstract describes.
You are welcome Charity. I intended to read A Town Like Alice until I read it takes place in England as well. So instead I think I'll read Picnic at Hanging Rock, which is set in Australia.
Well if it's worth anything I finished my first book for the challenge
Okay, does this count as upside down as the fly is on the wall with its head pointing down? 
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"ooh, that's a good 1 & I'll let you have this one!
Are you up to 10 yet? Is anyone? Are we going to have Round 2 unlock for August?
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Not yet Tien, still 3 to go. I'm pretty sure we can unlock it for August :)
I finished a book for this today, so now only 2 books are left. I'm trying to finish 1 book each day, so if all goes well I'll have completed all tasks on Friday.
I completed task #10...that's four completed for me. Updated post #52.
Sarah, I'd say that your books works for the challenge.
Tien wrote: "Karin wrote: "Okay, does this count as upside down as the fly is on the wall with its head pointing down? "ooh, that's a good 1 & ..."
That makes 7 for me, plus I've read 2 of the short stories (I haven't been a fan of short stories for decades, so this is fairly onerous so far). I am reading one of the other books right now, another is a quick read, but I have other books I have to get through first. If this were all I was doing, I'd be done by now, but before this started I'd set my sights on coming in first in something else, so have made that my priority for now ;). In the fall I can't possibly win large challenges, so I'm doing it when I can (well, TRYING to when I can).
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Go, Lusie, Go!
Congrats Sassafrass! Can't wait to see the second half of "Christmas"!
Does this mean we abandon this one and start on the next one? I don't mind, really, as it means I don't have to read any more short stories.
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Karin, it usually means that we continue with this round, but we get to plan/see the tasks for the second round.
Congrats Sassafrass!! You beat me by 1 book :)
I have finished my last book, so now I'm done too.
WTG, Lusie! I'm excited to see what our next round of tasks will be!!!
So...will the rest of us have to complete round one before we can read books for round 2? or can you do both rounds simultaneously?
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Thanks, Lusie, for the PM :)
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You can read for both Rounds simultaneously.
Round 2 coming right up!
Tien wrote: "You can continue reading for Round 1 or abandon it, as you like.You can read for both Rounds simultaneously.
Round 2 coming right up!"
ok.... I wasn't thinking about this with my initial question...but can a book be used to complete a task in round 1 AND in round 2? I imagine not...but thought I would ask.
Nevermind...just saw the No Crossover of books rule.
Okay, I may continue with round 1 even as I work on round 2, but I was really looking forward to skipping the rest of the short stories.
Karin, short stories were not hard for me. I read too many. If you don't see any short stories you want to read at the moment, then why not work on round 2 until you see a good one?
Christmas in July Round 11) Book I was Gifted -Before We Were Yours 12/21/17
3) Book set in southern hemisphere -Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter 01/12/18
Set in China which is in Asia.
4. Read a book that is set in a different season than when you read it.
Gone by Michael Grant The season in the book was Fall because they had Thanksgiving and I read in in January(winter) 01/02/18
5. Sales: Read a book I got for free Blindby Rachel DeWoskin I got it for my birthday. Completed 07/4/17
6. Clear the Shelves-USA Today #9 Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
Completed 8/10/17
7) Read a book with 1 million ratings: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë 09/12/17
9. Read a book that would be good for a loved one Murder at the Puppy Festby Laurien Berenson Any dog lover would love this book. Completed 7/8/17
10. Read a book where the title or author's name has 12 letters: Ravens of Avalonby Diana L. Paxson Completed 7/21/17
12. Read the latest book from the library Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fineby Gail Honeyman Completed 7/26/17
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Okay, I've now done the 12 letter title one and am going to update my post, but won't be back with that number thanks to that GR glitch that will render all of these posts as unread after I leave this page!
Updated post 52 to show that I completed my 12 short stories for task #8. That's 5 tasks completed for me.
Updated my post with 8 completed. #1, 7, 9, 11 to go!
Okay, I've now finished my 9th task; 3 more to go.
ok.... I found a book that I own that has two faces upside down for task #11...but the cover is not one of the ones featured on GR. I found it online here though http://www.timetraveller.ie/bookshop/...
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If that's the cover you're reading, Ed, I'll accept it
CiJ - ROUND 1:12 Days Tasks of Christmas... in July
COMPLETED ROUND, 16 Aug 2016
1. Read a book you were gifted / bought in December 2016 / January 2017. Alternatively, read a book you added to your tbr list in those 2 months. Fallout by Sara Paretsky, read 16 Aug 2017, added 13 Dec 2017
2. Read a book set (100%) in the other hemisphere of the world to where you live. The Last Brother by Nathacha Appanah, read 31 July 2017, set on Mauritius, an island off Africa (I live in northern hemisphere)
3. Read a book set in season different to the season you are currently experiencing. The Boy Who Walked by Michael Friis Johansen, read 27 July 2017, winter
4. Read a book where character works in retail. Title Wave by Lorna Barrett, read 30 July 2017, main character is bookseller
5. Sales! Read a book you bought at significantly reduced price. Kindness Goes Unpunished by Craig Johnson, read 1 July 2017, $1 at Friends of the Library book sale
6. Read a book that "cleared the shelves": was on the NYTimes Bestseller list for the first half of 2017. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, read 9 July 2017
7. Read a book with at least 1 million ratings. The Notebook, by Nicholas Sparks, read 9 Aug 2017, 1,074,878 ratings
8. 12 Days of Christmas... Read 12 short stories.
The Shell Collector by Anthony Doerr, read 6 July 2017, 8 of 8 stories
Moral Disorder by Margaret Atwood, read 28 July 2017 11 of 11 stories
9. Read a book you think would make a good gift for a loved one. Full-Rip 9.0: The Next Big Earthquake in the Pacific Northwest by Sandi Doughton, read 5 August 2017, for daughter who has a geology degree.
10. Read a book with an author's name that has a total of 12 letters - 47 by Walter Mosley, read 7 July 2017
11. Read a book which cover shows something upside down -
by Camilla Läckberg, read 9 Aug 2017, reflection of trees on lake12. Read the latest book you've brought home from the shops or the library. The Chilbury Ladies' Choir by Jennifer Ryan, read 2 July 2017, checked out of library and started on 1 July
Can I just ask, when round 2 is unlocked will it be posted here for everybody or will it be pm'd individually?
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