Countdown Challenge

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Wow, Bonita! Well done!!

[Bonita]

Thanks, Jingles! I took your advice and am listening to Emma while updating :)

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Oh I love that book, Bonita.

I hope you are enjoying both the book and the audio experience.

[Elaine]

Countdown Challenge

Challenge Accepted: December 6, 2017
Challenge (hopefully) Completed: ???

1. Read 20 books whose cover is your favorite color

2. Read 19 books in your favorite genre

3. Read 18 books that are part of a series

4. Read 17 books by New-To-you authors

5. Read 16 books of your choice

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6. Read 15 books from your GR friend's book shelves. It does not have to be the same friend. You can get 15 books from 15 different friends or all 15 books from 1 friend. Its up to you.

7. Read 14 books by female authors

8. Read 13 books by male authors

9. Read 12 books set in the U.S.

10. Read 11 book set in a country other than your own
For this task tell us where you are from

11. Read 10 books from your favorite author(s)

12. Read 9 books that are one- word titles

13. Read 8 books that will help you complete a task for another challenge

14. Read 7 books that you have been putting off for some reason

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15. Read 6 books with a cover you consider beautiful

16. Read 5 books that are less than 125 pgs

17. Read 4 books that are 400+ pages

18. Read 3 books that are in-between novellas of series. The books have to have the .5 in their place in the series.
Ex. they can be the .5, 1.5, 10.5, 3.5

19. Read 2 books that you tried before but gave up on

20. Read 1 book whose title has 5 words or more

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Welcome to the fun, Elaine!!

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After over three years, I'm finally done!


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ACATT: Countdown Challenge (Part 1)
Date: 07/01/14 - 01/13/18
210/210 Completed

Challenge Link: ACATT: Countdown Challenge

① 20 BOOKS W/FAVORITE COLOR - COVER (WHITE)
✔1. Lethal|Sandra Brown|07.10.14|★★★★
✔2. One Fifth Avenue|Candace Bushnell|07.11.14|★
✔3. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest|Ken Kesey|07.24.14|★★★
✔4. American Wife|Curtis Sittenfeld|07.29.14|★★★
✔5. Bridget Jones's Diary|Helen Fielding|08.17.14|★★★
✔6. Vision in White|Nora Roberts|08.27.14|★★★★
✔7. One Summer: America, 1927|Bill Bryson|09.11.14|★★★★★
✔8. 24 Hours|Greg Iles|10.11.14|★★★
✔9. Welcome To Temptation|Jennifer Crusie|10.13.14|★★★
✔10. Between Sisters|Kristin Hannah|10.19.14|★★★
✔11. Bittersweet|Colleen McCullough|10.20.14|★★★
✔12. The Vincent Boys: Extended and Uncut|Abbi Glines|10.22.14|★★★★
✔13. Ender's Game|Orson Scott Card|10.24.14|★★★★
✔14. Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton|Jeff Pearlman|10.28.14|★★★★
✔15. At First Sight|Nicholas Sparks|10.28.14|★★★★
✔16. The Ugly Duchess|Eloisa James|10.29.14|★★
✔17. Too Hot to Handle|Robin Kaye|11.08.14|★
✔18. A Night Like This|Julia Quinn|11.09.14|★★★★
✔19. Anne Morrow Lindbergh|Susan Hertog|11.18.14|★★
✔20. The Romanov Sisters|Helen Rappaport|11.19.14|★★★★


② 19 BOOKS IN YOUR FAVORITE GENRE (MYSTERY)
✔1. Top Secret Twenty-One|Janet Evanovich|07.05.14|★★★
✔2. Left to Die|Lisa Jackson|07.15.14|★★★★
✔3. Wicked Business|Janet Evanovich|07.15.14|★★★
✔4. Messenger of Truth|Jacqueline Winspear|07.18.14|★★★
✔5. The Big Four|Agatha Christie|07.22.14|★★★
✔6. 1st to Die|James Patterson|07.23.14|★★★
✔7. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency|Alexander McCall Smith|08.02.14|★★
✔8. A Study In Scarlet|Arthur Conan Doyle|08.04.14|★★★
✔9. A Superior Death|Nevada Barr|08.06.14|★★★★
✔10. The Long Quiche Goodbye|Avery Aames|08.08.14|★★★
✔11. Fade Away|Harlan Coben|08.18.14|★★★★
✔12. Unsound|Toby Neal|08.25.14|★★★★★
✔13. The Janus Stone|Elly Griffiths|09.03.14|★★★★
✔14. If Books Could Kill|Kate Carlisle|09.04.14|★★★
✔15. The Chase|Janet Evanovich|09.12.14|★★★★
✔16. Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death|M.C. Beaton|09.18.14|★★★★
✔17. F Is for Fugitive|Sue Grafton|09.20.14|★★★★
✔18. Pop Goes the Weasel (Alex Cross, #5)|James Patterson|09.21.14|★★★
✔19. The Bat|Jo Nesbø|09.22.14|★★★★


③ 18 BOOKS PART OF A SERIES:
✔1. Catch Me A Cowboy|Katie Lane|07.03.14|★★★
✔2. Cat & Mouse|James Patterson|07.21.14|★★★★
✔3. Anne of Avonlea|L.M. Montgomery|07.25.14|★★★★
✔4. Trouble in Texas|Katie Lane|08.07.14|★★★★
✔5. No Escape|Shannon K. Butcher|08.09.14|★★★
✔6. Crossed|Ally Condie|08.17.17|★★★
✔7. 1812|David Nevin|08.28.14|★★★
✔8. Something Blue|Emily Giffin|09.02.14|★★★
✔9. Flirting with Texas|Katie Lane|09.09.14|★★★
✔10. In the Dark|Marliss Melton|09.13.14|★★★★
✔11. Changeless|Gail Carriger|09.14.14|★★★★
✔12. Scandalous Desires|Elizabeth Hoyt|09.19.14|★★★
✔13. Shelter Mountain|Robyn Carr|09.23.14|★★★★
✔14. An Incomplete Revenge|Jacqueline Winspear|09.27.14|★★★★
✔15. When He Was Wicked|Julia Quinn|10.01.14|★★★.5
✔16. The Charlemagne Pursuit|Steve Berry|10.06.14|★★★★
✔17. G is for Gumshoe|Sue Grafton|10.07.14|★★★
✔18. In the Air Tonight|Stephanie Tyler|10.08.14|★★★★


④ 17 BOOKS BY NEW-TO-YOU AUTHORS
✔1. Me Before You|Jojo Moyes|07.04.14|★★★★★
✔2. Still Life With Crows|Douglas Preston|07.06.14|★★★★
✔3. Whistling Past the Graveyard|Susan Crandall|07.08.14|★★★★
✔4. The Cherry Cola Book Club|Ashton Lee|07.12.14|★★
✔5. Wild Oats|Pamela Morsi|07.13.14|★★★
✔6. Full Steam Ahead|Valerie Chase|07.14.14|★★★★
✔7. The Silent Wife|A.S.A. Harrison|07.16.14|★★★
✔8. Worth the Fall|Claudia Connor|07.19.14|★★★★
✔9. Growing Up Amish|Ira Wagler|07.20.14|★★★
✔10. Life After Life|Kate Atkinson|07.21.14|★★
✔11. Dark Deceptions|Dee Davis|07.26.14|★★★
✔12. Tell the Wolves I'm Home|Carol Rifka Brunt|07.30.14|★★★★★
✔13. The Little Friend|Donna Tartt|08.04.14|★★
✔14. The Boys in the Boat|Daniel James Brown|08.05.14|★★★★★
✔15. Matched|Ally Condie|08.08.14|★★★★
✔16. Catch of the Day|Kristan Higgins|08.15.14|★★★★
✔17. Nineteen Eighty-Four|George Orwell|08.16.14|★★★


⑤ Read 16 books of your choice
✔1. The Kite Runner|Khaled Hosseini||09.24.14|★★★★
✔2. Vapor Point|Lynne Scott||10.05.14|★★★★
✔3. The King's Speech|Mark Logue|10.10.14|★★★★
✔4. Gone Girl|Gillian Flynn|10.12.14|★★★
✔5. Finding Perfect|Susan Mallery|10.14.14|★★★★
✔6. Espresso Shot|Cleo Coyle|10.17.14|★★★★
✔7. World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War|Max Brooks|10.16.14|★★★
✔8. Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham|M.C. Beaton|10.23.14|★★★
✔9. The Mystery of the Blue Train|Agatha Christie|10.23.14|★★★★
✔10. Storm Front|Jim Butcher|10.30.14|★★★
✔11. 44 Cranberry Point|Debbie Macomber|11.03.14|★★★
✔12. The Lies of Locke Lamora|Scott Lynch| |11.12.14|★★★★
✔13. Chasing Fire| Nora Roberts| 11.06.14|★★★★
✔14. Yesterday and Forever|Sandra Marton|11.04.14|★
✔15. Angels & Demons|Dan Brown| 11.10.14|★★★★
✔16. Whiskey Beach|Nora Roberts| 11.13.14|★★★

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ACATT: Countdown Challenge (Part 2)


⑥ 15 BOOKS FROM GOODREADS FRIEND'S SHELVES
✔1. Coming Up Roses|Catherine Anderson|07.06.14|★★★
✔2. Virgin River (Virgin River, #1)|Robyn Carr|07.14.14|★★★★
✔3. The Soloist|Steve Lopez|07.24.14|★★★★
✔4. The Queen's Vow|C.W. Gortner|11.17.14|★★
✔5. The Boyfriend List|E. Lockhart|11.20.14|★★★★
✔6. Rumor Has It|Jill Shalvis|11.21.14|★★★
✔7. Conspiracy in Death|J.D. Robb|11.21.14|★★★★
✔8. The Curse of the Pharaohs|Elizabeth Peters|11.22.14|★★★
✔9. The Vincent Brothers|Abbi Glines|11.22.14|★★★★
✔10. Bed of Roses|Nora Roberts|11.22.14|★★★★
✔11. Fever 1793|Laurie Halse Anderson|11.23.14|★★★★
✔12. Outlander|Diana Gabaldon |11.25.14|★★★
✔13. Among the Mad|Jacqueline Winspear |11.26.14|★★★
✔14. 50 Harbor Street|Debbie Macomber |11.27.14|★★★
✔15. Nefertiti|Michelle Moran |11.29.14|★★★


⑦ 14 BOOKS BY FEMALE AUTHORS:
✔1. A Private Duel with Agent Gunn|Jillian Stone|07.04.14|★★
✔2. The House at Riverton|Kate Morton|07.07.14|★★★
✔3. .Lord John and the Private Matter|Diana Gabaldon|07.09.14|★★
✔4. The Handmaid's Tale|Margaret Atwood|07.11.14|★★★
✔5 The Paris Wife|Paula McLain|07.26.14|★★★★
✔6. Black Hills|Nora Roberts|07.27.14|★★★★
✔7. Just Like Heaven|Julia Quinn|07.28.14|★★★★
✔8. To Kill a Mockingbird|Harper Lee|08.06.14|★★★★
✔9. Remember Me?|Sophie Kinsella|08.11.14|★★★★
✔10. One Day at a Time|Danielle Steel|08.18.14|★★
✔11. Bet Me|Jennifer Crusie|08.20.14|★★★★
✔12. Sold|Patricia McCormick|08.21.14|★★★★
✔13. Home Front|Kristin Hannah|08.22.14|★★★★
✔14. I Remember Nothing and other reflections|Nora Ephron|08.22.14|★★★


⑧ 13 BOOKS BY MALE AUTHORS:
✔1. The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag|Alan Bradley|07.02.14|★★★★
✔2. Safe Haven|Nicholas Sparks|08.01.14|★★★★
✔3. Into the Fire|Dakota Meyer|08.21.14|★★★★
✔4. Johnny Cash: The Life|Robert Hilburn|11.15.14|★★★★
✔5. The Death of Kings|Iggulden, Conn |12.02.14|★★★★
✔6. The Hit|David Baldacci |12.04.14|★★★
✔7. The Last Song|Nicholas Sparks |12.05.14|★★★★
✔8. Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot|Bill O'Reilly |12.09.14|★★★
✔9. The Da Vinci Code|Dan Brown|12.08.14|★★★
✔10. Roses Are Red|James Patterson |12.11.14|★★★★
✔11. NYPD Red 2|James Patterson |12.14.14|★★★
✔12. A Red Herring Without Mustard|Alan Bradley |12.15.14|★★★
✔13. Tammy Wynette: Tragic Country Queen|Jimmy McDonough |12.27.14|★★★

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⑨ Read 12 books set in the U.S.
✔1. Her Montana Cowboy|Valerie Hansen|08.26.14|★★★|Montana
✔2. Summer of Two Wishes|Julia London|09.07.14|★★★★|TEXAS
✔3. Animal Attraction|Jill Shalvis|10.06.14|★★★|IDAHO
✔4. Ripper|Isabel Allende|10.31.14|★★★|CALIFORNIA
✔5. Rescue My Heart|Jill Shalvis|11.07.14|★★★|IDAHO
✔6. H is for Homicide|Sue Grafton |11.26.14|★★★★|CALIFORNIA
✔7. Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker|Jennifer Chiaverini|11.30.14|★★★|D.C.
✔8. Then Came You|Jill Shalvis |12.03.14|★★★|IDAHO
✔9. Roast Mortem|Cleo Coyle |12.12.14|★★★★|NEW YORK CITY
✔10. The Lovely Bones|Alice Sebold |01.02.15|♥♥|PENNSYLVANIA
✔11. The Story of My Life|Helen Keller|01.05.15|♥♥♥♥|ALABAMA
✔12. My Name is Mary Sutter|Robin Oliveira|01.21.15|♥♥♥♥


⑩ Read 11 book set in a country other than your own
For this task tell us where you are from: US
✔1. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan|Lisa See|08.25.14|★★★★|China
✔2. The House at Tyneford|Natasha Solomons|09.08.14|★★|England
✔3. The Killer of Little Shepherds|Douglas Starr|09.17.14|★★★|FRANCE
✔4. Letters from Skye|Jessica Brockmole|10.17.14|★★★|AUSTRALIA
✔5. Bittersweet|Colleen McCullough|10.20.14|★★★|AUSTRALIA
✔6. Sarah's Key|Tatiana de Rosnay|10.30.14|★★★★|FRANCE
✔7. Down London Road|Samantha Young|11.02.14|★★★★|SCOTLAND
✔8. Emma|Jane Austen|11.08.14|★★★★★|ENGLAND
✔9. I've Got Your Number|Sophie Kinsella |12.05.14|★★★★|ENGLAND
✔10. The Bronze Horseman|Paullina Simons |12.06.14|★★★★★|RUSSIA
✔11. Death in the Clouds|Agatha Christie|01.08.15|♥♥♥♥|FRANCE


⑪ Read 10 books from your favorite author(s)
✔1. Aussie Rules|Jill Shalvis|10.20.14|★★★★
✔2. It's in His Kiss|Jill Shalvis|01.23.15|♥♥♥♥
✔3. He's So Fine|Jill Shalvis| 10.30.15|♥♥♥♥
✔4. All I Want|Jill Shalvis|03.07.16|★★★★☆
✔5. Small Town Christmas|Jill Shalvis|06.06.16|★★★★☆
✔6. One in a Million|Jill Shalvis|08.05.16|★★★★☆
✔7. My Kind of Wonderful|Jill Shalvis|07.04.17|✿✿✿✿
✔8. Nobody But You|Jill Shalvis|11.28.17|✿✿✿✿
✔9. Sweet Little Lies|Jill Shalvis|12.07.17|✿✿✿
✔10. The Trouble with Mistletoe|Jill Shalvis|01.13.18|★★


⑫ Read 9 books that are one- word titles
✔1. Inferno|Dan Brown|03.22.16|★★★☆☆
✔2. Cross|James Patterson|03.23.16|★★★☆☆
✔3. Blameless|Gail Carriger|06.14.16|★★★★☆
✔4. Broadchurch|Erin Kelly|01.02.17|✿✿✿
✔5. Appaloosa|Robert B. Parker|05.24.17|✿✿✿✿
✔6. Bittersweet|Sarah Ockler|05.31.17|✿✿✿
✔7. Resolution|Robert B. Parker|06.07.17|✿✿✿✿
✔8. Heartless|Gail Carriger|06.28.17|✿✿✿✿
✔9. Screwdrivered|Alice Clayton|07.02.17|✿✿✿


⑬ Read 8 books that will help you complete a task for another challenge
✔1. Fish Perfume|Sammie Grace|01.01.16|★★★★☆
✔2. P is for Peril|Sue Grafton|01.05.16|★★★☆☆
✔3. Elly Griffiths|A Dying Fall|01.21.16|★★★★☆
✔4. Agatha Christie|Dumb Witness|01.22.15|★★★☆☆
✔5. Happy Ever After|Nora Roberts|01.22.16|★★★★☆
✔6. Citizens of London|Lynne Olson|01.27.16|★★★★☆
✔7. Broken at Love|Lyla Payne|01.30.16|★★★☆☆
✔8. Killing Patton|Bill O'Reilly|01.28.16|★★★★☆

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ACATT: Countdown Challenge (Part 3)


⑭ Read 7 books that you have been putting off for some reason
✔1. Anyone But You|Jennifer Crusie |12.16.14|★★★
✔2. Holly Lane|Toni Blake|01.07.15|♥♥♥
✔3. The Hobbit|J.R.R. Tolkien|01.24.15|♥♥♥♥
✔4. Silent on the Moor|Deanna Raybourn|01.27.15|♥♥♥♥
✔5. Savor the Moment|Nora Roberts|01.21.16|★★★☆☆
✔6. Drama: An Actor's Education|John Lithgow|01.31.16|★★★☆☆
✔7. The Color Purple|Alice Walker|02.03.16|★★★☆☆


⑮ Read 6 books with a cover you consider beautiful
✔1. Everyone Loves a Hero|Marie Force|08.28.17|✿✿✿
✔2. Death of a Gossip|M.C. Beaton|08.30.17|✿✿✿
✔3. The Remains of the Day|Kazuo Ishiguro|09.02.17|✿✿✿✿✿
✔4. Splendor|Anna Godbersen|09.07.17|✿✿✿
✔5. Beautiful Ruins|Jess Walter|09.09.17|✿✿
✔6. Temptation Ridge|Robyn Carr|09.26.17|✿✿✿✿


⑯ Read 5 books that are less than 125 pgs
✔1. Christmas Crumble|M.C. Beaton|03.10.16|★★★★☆
✔2. The Balkan Escape|Steve Berry|03.24.16|★★★★☆
✔3. Midsummer Night|Deanna Raybourn|03.29.16|★★★★☆
✔4. The Death Factory|Greg Iles|12.17.16|★★★☆☆
✔5. The Devil's Gold|Steve Berry|08.07.17|✿✿✿✿


⑰ Read 4 books that are 400+ pages
✔1. Don't Tell|Karen Rose|11.10.14|★★★
✔2. The Winter Sea|Susanna Kearsley |12.22.14|★★★★
✔3. Careless Love|Peter Guralnick|01.10.15|♥♥♥♥
✔4. Eva Stachniak|The Winter Palace 01.18.16|★★☆☆☆


⑱ Read 3 books that are in-between novellas of series.
✔1. The Devil's Gold|Steve Berry|08.07.17|✿✿✿✿
✔2. A Christmas to Remember|Jill Shalvis|08.15.17|✿✿✿
✔3. Heating Up the Kitchen|Jill Shalvis|08.27.17|✿✿✿✿


⑲ Read 2 books that you tried before but gave up on
✔1. Forgotten Sins|Rebecca Zanetti|02.15.16|★★★☆☆
✔2. Baby Bonanza|Maureen Child|12.30.16|★★★☆☆


⑳ Read 1 book whose title has 5 words or more
✔1. A Rose for Her Grave and Other True Cases|Ann Rule|01.15.16|★★★★☆


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[Teri-K]

I love these, so I'd like to play.

Countdown Challenge
Begun 1/28/18 - No deadline to finish
Completed: 210/210

1. Read 20 books whose cover is your favorite color - Green
1. Something Fresh by P.G. Wodehouse 2/4
2. Holiday in Death by J.D. Robb 2/12
3. Leave It to Psmith by P.G. Wodehouse 2/16
4. Hero at Large by Janet Evanovich 2/17
5. The Puzzle of the Blue Banderilla by Stuart Palmer 2/22
6. Big Dreams, Small Garden: A Guide to Creating Something Extraordinary in Your Ordinary Space by Marianne Willburn 2/28
7. Towards Zero by Agatha Christie 3/8
8. Haunted in Death by J.D. Robb 3/10
9. Her Unlikely Family by Missy Tippens 3/17
10. All New Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew
11. Garden in the Hills by Elizabeth West 4/27
12. The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie 4/29
13. The New Shade Garden: Creating a Lush Oasis in the Age of Climate Change by Ken Druse 4/29
14. Unlocking the Spell by E.D. Baker 4/3
15. Cat Among the Pigeons by Agatha Christie 5/11
16. The Code of the Woosters by P.G. Wodehouse 6/2
17. Trial by Fury by Craig Rice 6/8
18. The Witness by Nora Roberts 6/12
19. Striding Folly: A Collection of Mysteries 6/15
20. A Year on Ladybug Farm by Donna Ball 6/20

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2. Read 19 books in your favorite genre - Mystery
1. Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb 1/29
2. The Unfinished Clue by Georgette Heyer 2/7
3. Dark in Death by J.D. Robb 2/1
4. Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb 2/5
5. Lord Edgware Dies by Agatha Christie 2/11
6. The Man With a Load of Mischief by Martha Grimes 2/22
7. The Cat Who Said Cheese by Lilian Jackson Braun 2/23
8. Dead Man's Folly by Agatha Christie 3/1
9. The Last Suppers by Diane Mott Davidson 3/2
10. Conspiracy in Death by J.D. Robb 3/2
11. The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie 3/4
12. Four to Score by Janet Evanovich 3/14
13. Lone Wolf Lawman by Delores Fossen 3/18
14. Double Sin and Other Stories by Agatha Christie 3/20
15. Caught in the Middle by Gayle Roper 3/25
16. Poirot's Early Cases by Agatha Christie 3/29
17. The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories by Agatha Christie 3/29
18. At Bertram's Hotel by Agatha Christie 4/1
19. The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie 4/3

3. Read 18 books that are part of a series
1. Lady Whistledown Strikes Back by Julia Quinn 2/3
2. Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs 2/4
3. The Desperate Game by Jayne Castle 2/17
4. How to Date Your Dragon by Molly Harper 2/28
5. Dead Heat Patricia Briggs 3/4
6. Burn Bright by Patricia Briggs 3/9
7. Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich 3/9
8. Alpha Warrior by Aimée Thurlo 3/8
9. Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb 3/15
10. Caught in the Act by Gayle Roper 3/30
11. The Outlaw's Secret by Stacy Henrie 4/5
12. Longing for Home by Kathryn Springer 4/5
13. Murder, Plainly Read by Isabella Alan 4/6
14. Ozark Wedding by Helen Gray 4/7
15. Betrayal in Death by J.D. Robb 4/9
16. The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman 4/8
17. Seduction in Death by J.D. Robb 4/11
18. Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters 4/15

4. Read 17 books by New-To-you authors
1. Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning 2/5
2. Fated by Benedict Jacka 2/10
3. The Care and Feeding of Stray Vampires by Molly Harper 2/11
4. Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin 2/13
5. The Desperate Game by Jayne Castle 2/17
6. Backfire by Catherine Coulter 2/21
7. Easter in Dry Creek by Janet Tronstad 2/22
8. Wilderness Target by Sharon Dunn 2/27
9. A Family For Easter by Lee Tobin McClain 3/4
10. Explosive Alliance by Susan Sleeman 3/11
11. Betrayal on the Border by Jill Elizabeth Nelson 3/15
12. Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo 3/17
13. England's Perfect Hero by Suzanne Enoch 3/19
14. The Promise of Home by Kathryn Springer 3/24
15. Size Matters by Alison Bliss 3/31
16. A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck 4/2
17. Ozark Reunion by Helen Gray 4/5

5. Read 16 books of your choice
1. The Big Four by Agatha Christie 5/21
2. Escaping Into the Open by Elizabeth Berg 5/24
3. A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie 6/2
4. They Came to Baghdad by Agatha Christie 6/3
5. Devil May Care by Elizabeth Peters 6/6
6. A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman 6/7
7. Summer Half by Angela Thirkell 6/8
8. Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones 6/18
9. Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie 6/19
10. O Jerusalem by Laurie R. King 6/21
11. The Cater Street Hangman by Anne Perry 6/24
12. The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman 7/3
13. Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs 7/7
14. Fire Touched by Patricia Briggs 7/10
15. The High King by Lloyd Alexander 7/12
16. Sweep in Peace by Ilona Andrews 7/17

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6. Read 15 books from your GR friend's book shelves. It does not have to be the same friend. You can get 15 books from 15 different friends or all 15 books from 1 friend. It's up to you.
1. Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs 2/13
2. Twisted Threads by Lea Wait 3/21
3. The Secret Life of Sarah Hollenbeck by Bethany Turner 4/10
4. Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase 4/11
5. These Healing Hills by Ann H. Gabhart 4/14
6. The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery 4/19
7. Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie 4/21
8. Twenty-One Days by Anne Perry 4/26
9. Learning to Walk in the Dark by Barbara Brown Taylor 5/6
10. Island of the Mad by Laurie R. King 6/17
11. The Smallest Dragonboy by Anne McCaffrey 6/18
12. An Inconvenient Beauty by Kristi Ann Hunter 6/25
13. Break In by Dick Francis 7/2
14. Getting Rid of Bradley by Jennifer Crusie 7/23
15. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris 9/12

7. Read 14 books by female authors
1. Trust Me by Jayne Ann Krentz 2/23
2. The Bachelor Baker by Carolyne Aarsen 3/27
3. A Pocket Full of Rye by Agatha Christie 4/9
4. Ordeal by Innocence by Agatha Christie 4/10
5. Once More a Family by Lily George 4/10
6. No Farm, No Foul by Peg Cochran 4/10
7. The Arrangement by Mary Balogh 4/16
8. The White Dragon by Anne McCaffrey 4/2
9. Along Came Love by Carrie Turansky 5/5
10. The Little Dragon by Betty Neels 5/5
11. Three Blind Mice and Other Stories by Agatha Christie 5/7
12. The Reluctant Prophet by Nancy N. Rue 5/9
13. The Deeds of the Disturber by Elizabeth Peters 5/9
14. The Art of Slow Writing: Reflections on Time, Craft, and Creativity by Louise DeSalvo 5/16

8. Read 13 books by male authors
1. The Burglar in the Rye by Lawrence Block
2. Merry Hall by Beverley Nichols 4/19
3. Laughter on the Stairs by Beverley Nichols 4/28
4. The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander 4/2
5. Murder on the Blackboard by Stuart Palmer 5/17
6. Meathead: The Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling by Meathead Goldwyn 5/19
7. Where There's Smoke: Simple, Sustainable, Delicious Grilling by Barton Seaver 5/19
8. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick 5/21
9. There Came Both Mist And Snow by Michael Innes 6/4
10. The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis 6/15
11. The Castle of Llyr by Lloyd Alexander 6/21
12. Right Ho, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse 7/3
13. Wildfire by Zane Grey 7/5

9. Read 12 books set in the U.S.
1. Michigan Cat With a Clue by Laurie Cass 5/21
2. Washington Absolutely, Positively by Jayne Ann Krentz 5/24
3. Maine A Fatal Feast by Jessica Fletcher 5/29
4. Illinois Digging In by Loretta Nyhan 5/31
5. Missouri Ozark Sweetheart by Helen Gray 6/8
6. Missouri Ozark Wedding by Helen Gray 6/13
7. Kentucky Manhunting by Jennifer Crusie 6/21
8. Washington Identity Withheld by Sandra Orchard 6/22
9. Virginia The Next Always by Nora Roberts 6/25
10. Washington Moon Called by Patricia Briggs 7/1
11. Minnesota The Luck Runs Out by Charlotte MacLeod 7/6
12. Florida Too Far to Say Far Enough by Nancy N. Rue 7/12

10. Read 11 book set in a country other than your own - US
1. England The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie 3/16
2. England Busman's Honeymoon by Dorothy L. Sayers 4/26
3. England Wouldn't It Be Deadly by D.E. Ireland 4/27
4. Egypt The Mummy Case by Elizabeth Peters 5/1
5. England/Holland Marrying Mary by Betty Neels 4/1
6. Australia Heavenly Pleasures by Kerry Greenwood 4/3
7. Australia Devil's Food by Kerry Greenwood 5/6
8. France A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle 5/8
9. England Henrietta's War: News from the Home Front, 1939-1942 by Joyce Dennys 5/10
10. Australia Cooking the Books by Kerry Greenwood 5/11
11. Bulgaria The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman 5/29

11. Read 10 books from your favorite author(s)
1. Steel's Edge by Ilona Andrews 2/5
2. They Found Him Dead by Georgette Heyer 2/18
3. Fair Game by Patricia Briggs 2/20
4. Sweet Fortune by Jayne Ann Krentz 3/2
5. Grand Passion by Jayne Ann Krentz 3/8
6. Emily of Deep Valley by Maud Hart Lovelace 3/10
7. Dead Sea Cipher by Elizabeth Peters 3/15
8. Judgment in Death by J.D. Robb 3/22
9. Elephants Can Remember by Agatha Christie 4/3
10. Amelia Peabody's Egypt by Elizabeth Peters 4/16

12. Read 9 books that are one- word titles
1. Flash by Jayne Ann Krentz 1/30
2. Uprooted by Naomi Novik 3/9
3. Soulless by Gail Carriger 4/17
4. Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey 4/19
5. Dragonsinger by Anne McCaffrey 4/20
6. Dragondrums by Anne McCaffrey 4/25
7. Bullseye by Virginia Smith 5/5
8. Zorro by Isabel Allende 5/29
9. Deceptions by Cynthia Eden 6/26

13. Read 8 books that will help you complete a task for another challenge
1. The Writing Life by Annie Dillard 5/16
2. The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories by Agatha Christie 5/21
3. No! I Don't Want to Join a Book Club: Diary of a Sixtieth Year by Virginia Ironside 5/24
4. The Officer's Secret by Debby Giusti 6/6
5. Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs 7/6
6. Unexpected Dismounts by Nancy N. Rue 7/11
7. Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews 7/16
8. One Good Knight by Mercedes Lackey 8/13

14. Read 7 books that you have been putting off for some reason
1. Frogs and Kisses by Shanna Swendson 2/7
2. The Young Unicorns by Madeleine L'Engle 2/16
3. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 4/4
4. The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare 4/5
5. N or M? by Agatha Christie 4/25
6. In a Killer's Sights by Sandra Robbins 4/3
7. Flirting With Danger by Suzanne Enoch 7/22

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15. Read 6 books with a cover you consider beautiful
1. Deep Waters by Jayne Ann Krentz 2/20
2. Blue Ridge Reunion by Mia Ross 4/2
3. A Love to Treasure by Irene Brand 5/9
4. High As the Heavens by Kate Breslin 5/12
5. Bewildering Cares: A Week in the Life of a Clergyman's Wife by Winifred Peck 6/21
6. The Cut Flower Garden by Erin Benzakein 6/21



16. Read 5 books that are less than 125 pgs
1. Interlude in Death by J.D. Robb 88 pp 2/1
2. Midnight in Death by J.D. Robb 90 pp 2/15
3. Worth the Wait by Karen Witemeyer 113 pp 3/20
4. The Marriage of Mary Russell by Laurie R. King 56 pp 6/4
5. Magic Mourns by Ilona Andrews 77 pp 7/20

17. Read 4 books that are 400+ pages
1. Cover of Night by Linda Howard 2/2
2. The Lyre Thief by Jennifer Fallon 3/22
3. While Still We Live by Helen MacInnes 4/1
4. The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains by Owen Wister 4/24

18. Read 3 books that are in-between novellas of series. The books have to have the .5 in their place in the series.
Ex. they can be the .5, 1.5, 10.5, 3.5
1. Undead Sublet by Molly Harper 2/16
2. Waiting for Dawn by Susan May Warren 6/13
3. Plum Lucky by Janet Evanovich 6/21

19. Read 2 books that you tried before but gave up on
1. Around the Writer's Block: Using Brain Science to Solve Writer's Resistance by Rosanne Bane 6/28
2. The Marshal's Mission by Anna Zogg 8/6

20. Read 1 book whose title has 5 words or more
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks 2/7

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[Shanna]

Countdown Challenge - completed categories

11/7/2018 - ?

Progress 155/210

⭐️2. Read 19 books in your favorite genre (sci-fi)
(view spoiler)[1. Sleepers, Wake 6/11/2019
2. Matthew Looney's Voyage to the Earth 6/29/2019
3. All Against All 12/29/2019
4. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy1/17/2020
5. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe 1/30/2020
6. Life, the Universe and Everything 2/21/2020
7. This Is How You Lose the Time War 4/16/2020
8. So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish 4/20/2020
9. Winter World 4/28/2020
10. Mostly Harmless 5/19/2020
11. Paratime 6/17/2020
12. Rendezvous with Rama 6/27/20
13. Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang 7/13/2020
14. Sea of Rust 7/24/2020
15. If, Then 8/3/2020
16. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes 8/9/2020
17. The War of the Worlds 8/29/2020
18. Sphere 9/10/2020
19. Galápagos 1/5/2021 (hide spoiler)]

⭐️ 3. Read 18 books that are part of a series
(view spoiler)[1. The Spell of the Sorcerer's Skull 12/11/2018 {Johnny Dixon #3}
2. The Quilt 2/18/2019 {Alida #3}
3. The Chestnut King 3/2/2019 {100 Cupboards #3}
4. The Door Before 3/8/2019 {100 Cupboards #0.5}
5. Harry Cat's Pet Puppy 3/10/2019 {Chester Cricket and his Friends #3}
6. Max the Mighty 3/13/2019 {Freak the Mighty #2}
7. Eddie's Menagerie 4/4/2019 {Eddie #14}
8. Shadows of Self 4/24/2019 {Mistborn #5}
9. Finn Family Moomintroll 6/10/2019 {Mumintrollen (The Moomins) #3}
10. Seven Spiders Spinning 7/26/2019
11. Toughboy and Sister 9/30/2019
12. Julie's Wolf Pack 10/9/2019
13. Lilac Girls 12/24/2019
14. The Body in the Library 3/19/2020
15. By the Pricking of My Thumbs 6/24/2020
16. Trust No One 6/29/2020
17. Death By Sheer Torture 9/28/2020
18. 2001: A Space Odyssey 1/18/2021 (hide spoiler)]

⭐️6. Read 15 books from your GR friend's book shelves.
(view spoiler)[1. Remembering Mrs. Rossi 2/15/2019
2. Freak the Mighty 3/12/2019
3. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 4/10/2019
4. The Haunted House 7/12/2019
5. Stepping on the Cracks 7/15/2019
6. Catification: Designing a Happy and Stylish Home for Your Cat 7/23/2019
7. Catify to Satisfy 7/24/2019
8. The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die 7/31/2019
9. Teach Like a Pirate: Increase Student Engagement, Boost Your Creativity, and Transform Your Life as an Educator 8/11/2019
10. Lead Like a Pirate: Make School Amazing for Your Students and Staff 8/18/2019
11. The Trumpet of the Swan 8/21/2019
12. Cake Wrecks: When Professional Cakes Go Hilariously Wrong 9/1/2019
13. Le Petit Prince 9/18/2019
14. The Lancelot Closes at Five 9/23/2019
15. The Twenty-One Balloons 9/28/2019 (hide spoiler)]

⭐️7. Read 14 books by female authors
(view spoiler)[1. Peter and Veronica by Marilyn Sachs 11/11/2018
2. The Art Of Keeping Cool by Janet Taylor Lisle 11/25/2018
3. One-Eyed Cat by Paula Fox 12/9/2018
4. The Tarantula in My Purse: And 172 Other Wild Pets by Jean Craighead George12/18/2018
5. The Shy Ones by Lynn Hall 1/21/2019
6. I am the Ice Worm by Maryann Easley 2/3/2019
7. Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink 2/7/2019
8. The Secret of the Seven Crows by Wylly Folk St. John 2/9/2019
9. Little Vic by Doris Gates 4/26/2019
10. Western Wind by Paula Fox 4/28/2019
11. Three Good Deeds by Vivian Vande Velde 5/3/2019
12. Jamie and the Mystery Quilt by Vicki Berger Erwin 5/4/2019
13. The Music of Dolphins by Karen Hesse 6/16/2019
14. The Castle in the Attic by Elizabeth Winthrop 6/23/2019 (hide spoiler)]

⭐️8. Read 13 books by male authors
(view spoiler)[1. The Foundling and Other Tales of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander
2. Big Red by Jim Kjelgaard 2/13/2019
3. 100 Cupboards by N.D. Wilson 2/9/2019
4. Double Take by Jerome Beatty Jr. 7/3/2019
5. The Midnight Horse by Sid Fleischman 7/12/2019
6. The D- Poems of Jeremy Bloom by Gordon Korman7/25/2019
7. Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde And Other Stories Of The Supernatural by Robert Louis Stevenson 7/31/2019
8. The Wonderful O 8/31/2019
9. Vanished True Stories of the Missing 9/2/2019
10. Celebrated Jumping Frog and Other Stories by Mark Twain 9/25/2019
11. The World of Ben Lighthart by Jaap ter Haar 10/17/2019
12. Stone Foxby John Reynolds Gardiner 10/18/2019
13.The Explosive Child by Ross W. Greene 2/18/2020 (hide spoiler)]

⭐️9. Read 12 books set in the U.S.
(view spoiler)[1. Air Raid--Pearl Harbor!: The Story of December 7, 1941 11/28/2019
2. Wild Man Island 12/29/2018
3. Courage for Beginners 6/7/2019
4. Tree Castle Island 6/22/2019
5. Swallowing Stones 8/14/2019
6. Robin on His Own 8/23/2019
7. The Star Fisher 9/1/2019
8. Double or Nothing 9/14/2019
9. The Case of the Vanishing Villain 9/15/2019
10. The Other Shepards 9/21/2019
11. Witch's Broom 9/29/2019
12. The Mysterious Shrinking House 10/12/2019 (hide spoiler)]

⭐️10. Read 11 books set in a country other than your own (USA)
(view spoiler)[1.The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter 12/4/2018 {England}
2. And Then There Were None 1/30/2019 {England}
3. Stones In Water 3/4/2019 {Europe}
4. White Rose, Black Forest 3/20/2019 {Germany}
5. The Golden Goblet 5/2/2019 {Egypt}
6. The Three-Body Problem 5/31/2019 {China}
7. Nory Ryan's Song 6/30/2019 {Ireland}
8. The Boggart 7/6/2019 {Scotland and Canada}
9. The 89th Kitten 7/21/2019 {Australia}
10. Nobody's Dog 9/13/2019 {Scotland}
11. The Boy Who Saved Earth 10/14/2019 {England} (hide spoiler)]

⭐️11. Read 10 books from your favorite author(s)
(view spoiler)[1.Underdog by Marilyn Sachs 1/26/2019
2. Journey to an 800 Number by E.L. Konigsburg 3/30/2019
3. Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story by Mary Downing Hahn 4/14/2019
4. Children of Ruin by Adrian Tchaikovsky5/26/2019
5. The Cartoonist by Betsy Byars 6/17/2019
6. The Dangerous Year by Era Zistel7/4/2019
7. The Witches of Worm by Zilpha Keatley Snyder 8/5/2019
8. The Trespassers by Zilpha Keatley Snyder 10/24/2019
9. The View From Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg 11/3/2019
10. Father's Arcane Daughter by E.L. Konigsburg11/28/2019 (hide spoiler)]

⭐️12. Read 9 books that are one- word titles
(view spoiler)[1. Runt 12/5/2018
2. Chase 4/3/2019
3. Shiloh 6/14/2019
4. Sounder 9/11/2019
5. Journey 11/27/2019
6. Zeely 12/1/2019
7. Fables 12/17/19
8. Room 1/3/2020
9. Becoming 2/11/2020 (hide spoiler)]

⭐️13. Read 8 books that will help you complete a task for another challenge
(view spoiler)[1. The Tough Winter 11/12/2018
2. Jurassic Park 12/24/2018
3. Cosmic Kidnappers 12/30/2018
4. The Owlstone Crown 5/11/2019
5. Lady Lollipop 5/12/2019
6. Bug Boy 5/13/2019
7. The Ghost Upstairs 5/16/2019
8. Missing May 5/17/2019 (hide spoiler)]

⭐️14. Read 7 books that you have been putting off for some reason
(view spoiler)[1. Letters from Rifka 11/14/2018
2. The Cabin Faced West 11/24/2018
3. The Book of Three 1/2/2019
4. The Black Cauldron 1/4/2019
5. The Castle of Llyr 1/6/2019
6. Taran Wanderer 1/9/2019
7. The High King 1/14/2019 (hide spoiler)]

⭐️15. Read 6 books with a cover you consider beautiful
(view spoiler)[1. 11/11/2018
2. 4/18/2019
3. 6/2/2019
4. 1/1/2020
5. 2/25/2020
6. 3/4/2020 (hide spoiler)]

⭐️16. Read 5 books that are less than 125 pgs
(view spoiler)[1.The Wish Master 12/7/2018
2. Alida's Song 2/19/2019
3. Rita, the Week-end Rat 6/13/2019
4. Click, Rumble, Roar: Poems about Machines 6/16/2019
5. Pleasing the Ghost 7/12/2019 (hide spoiler)]

⭐️17. Read 4 books that are 400+ pages
(view spoiler)[1.The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century 11/23/2018 {448 pages}
2. Dandelion Fire 2/25/2019
3. The Bands of Mourning 7/11/2019
4. The Big Book of Science Fiction 10/1/2019 (hide spoiler)]


⭐️19. Read 2 books that you tried before but gave up on
(view spoiler)[ 1. If I Love You, Am I Trapped Forever? 4/13/2019
2. Clutter's Last Stand: It's Time to De-Junk Your Life! 5/7/2019 (hide spoiler)]

⭐️20. Read 1 book whose title has 5 words or more
What Your Clutter Is Trying to Tell You: Uncover the Message in the Mess and Reclaim Your Life 12/20/2018

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Countdown Challenge

Start Date: 19th June 2020 ( no deadline)
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(16.) Read 5 books that are less than 125 pgs✅
1. Simpsons Comics On Parade by Matt Groening Date Finished: 7th July 2020
2. Simpsons Comics - Explosion by Matt Groening Date Finished: 9th July 2020
3. What Your Cat Really Thinks by Susan McMullan Date Finished: 12th July 2020
4. Big Beastly Book of Bart Simpson by Matt Groening Date Finished: 14th July 2020
5. Simpsons Comics - Explosion 3 by Matt Groening Date Finished: 15th July 2020


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1. Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han Date Finished: 9th July 2020

[jingles]

Welcome, Emma!

[Shanna]

Countdown Challenge - overflow - uncompleted

11/7/2018 - ?



⭐️1. Read 20 books whose cover is your favorite color
(view spoiler)[1. 12/26/2018
2. 2/16/2019
3. 6/5/2019
4. 6/27/2019
5. 8/27/2019
6. 8/30/2019
7. 9/7/2019
8. 11/4/2019
9. 11/16/2019
10. 11/18/2019
11. 11/26/2019
12. 11/20/2020
13. 11/28/20
14. 1/9/2021
15. 4/17/2021
16. 6/14/2021
17. 6/21/2021
18. 11/7/2021
19. 11/18/2021
20. 12/2/2021 (hide spoiler)]






⭐️4. Read 17 books by New-To-you authors
(view spoiler)[1. Poetry for Cats: The Definitive Anthology of Distinguished Feline Verse byHenry N. Beard 12/16/2018
2. Girl, Stolen by April Henry 12/28/2018
3. The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine 1/25/2019
4. The Ghost Sitter by Peni R. Griffin 2/1/2019
5. Sure Signs of Crazy by Karen Harrington 4/6/2019
6. Total Cat Mojo: Everything You Need to Know to Care for Your Favorite Feline Friend by Jackson Galaxy 7/21/2019
7. Barn Burner byPatricia Willis 8/25/2019
8. The DASH Diet Action Plan: Proven to Lower Blood Pressure and Cholesterol Without Medication by Marla Heller 9/23/2019
9. Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly 12/24/2019
10. Last Day by Luanne Rice 1/9/2020
11. Two Old Women: An Alaskan Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival by Velma Wallis 5/2/2020
12. West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge 3/8/2021
13. Breakthrough by Michael C. Grumley 6/12/2021
14. The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde 6/27/2021
15. The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley 7/7/2021
16. We Were Liars by E. Lockhart 8/23/2021
17. Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing (hide spoiler)] 10/15/2021


⭐️5. Read 16 books of your choice.
(view spoiler)[1. Wizard's Hall 7/13/2019
2. Alfred Hitchcock's Ghostly Gallery 8/11/2019
3. The Word Eater 10/4/2019
4. The Puppy Sister 10/19/2019
5. The Soul of the Silver Dog 10/26/2019
6. Willow Run 11/1 2019
7. Lily's Crossing 11/2/2019
8. Forget-Me-Nots: Poems to Learn by Heart 11/8/2019
9. Beat the Turtle Drum 11/9/2019
10. The Flying Flea, Callie and Me 11/17/2019
11. Just Juice 11/29/2019
12. The War I Finally Won 7/10/2021
13. Ripple 7/16/2021
14. Speak 7/18/2021
15. Echo 8/11/2021
16. Ghostwritten 9/4/2021 (hide spoiler)]




18. Read 3 books that are in-between novellas of series. (#.5)
1. Genesis : Breakthrough series #0.5 8/21/2021
2. Secret History : The Mistborn Saga #3.5 11/27/2021