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Challenge #791- CCC
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FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA - MONTANA

Duration: Mar 01, 2021 - Apr 30, 2021
150p. min.

Completed: 10/10

✔1. Montana is state #41, having joined the United States on November 8, 1889. Montana’s capital city is Helena. The state name comes from the Spanish word Montaña and the Latin word Montana, meaning 'mountain', or more broadly, 'mountainous country'. Montana del Norte was the name given by early Spanish explorers to the entire mountainous region of the west. Montana is the Treasure State, which refers to the mining industry predominant in the state.
✒ Read a book set in a mountainous region (tell us where) -or- read a book whose author you consider a treasure -or- read a book whose title contains a woman's name.- Mrs. Pollifax on Safari by Dorothy Gilman -6/14/21

✔2. Montana borders the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan to the north and the U.S. states of North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and Idaho to the west. Montana is the 4th largest state in the US, by area. Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania and New York can fit easily within its borders. It's also sparsely populated, with more cattle than people. It's the 44th most populated state in the United States. Out of the 56 counties in Montana, 46 are considered 'frontier counties', with average populations of 6 people or less per square mile.
✒ Read a book set in any of Montana's border states or provinces (tell us where your book is set) -or- read a book with 6 or fewer named characters -only 4 characters in Spring Garden by Tomoka Shibasaki-12/1/21
or- read a book in which all the words of the title begin with a letter in FRONTIERCOUNTY (all words count, 3 words minimum, letters can only be used as many times as they are found in the word).

✔3. Montana's state bird is the Western Meadowlark. Its state tree is the Ponderosa Pine. The state animal is the Grizzly Bear. The state gemstones are Sapphire & Agate. The state flower is Bitterroot. Montana's state motto is Oro y Plata, which translates to 'Gold and Silver'. The state also goes by the nickname of Big Sky Country.
✒ Read a book that has a precious metal/stone in the title or the cover (post the cover if choosing that option) - The Price of Paradise by Susana López Rubio-6/11/21 -or- read a book with a vast expanse of sky on the cover (post the cover) -or- read a book where someone encounters a bear in the plot.

✔4. Montana is the only state in the U.S. with a geological feature called the 'Triple Divide'. A triple divide is a point where three drainage basins meet, and that happens when two drainage divides intersect - in Montana's case, it's the Continental Divide of the Americas and the Northern or Laurentian Divide. Water that falls on the Triple Divide Peak in Glacier National Park can then flow into either Pacific, Atlantic or Arctic Oceans (this last is when Hudson Bay is considered a tributary of the Arctic, and some organizations do).-set in San Francisco on the Pacific- The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan-7/2/21
✒ Read book #3 of a series (tell us the series) -or- read a book with a multiplicative in the title or subtitle (words like single, double, triple, etc.) -or- read a book that is set in a city on one of the oceans mentioned, let us know which one your city borders.

✔5. Montana has more different species of mammals than any other state in the U.S. There are approximately 100 species of mammals, including elk, bighorn sheep, caribou, and bobcats. Roughly 10,000 white pelicans migrate from the Gulf of Mexico to Medicine Lake every spring. Wild buffalo can still be viewed at the National Bison Range, just north of Missoula. The Rocky Mountain Front Eagle Migration Area is one of the best places to view golden eagles in the country. More golden eagles have been seen here in a single day than anywhere else in the US.
✒ Read a book where any of the animals above can be found on the cover (post the cover) -or- read a book that has the word GOLDEN in the title/subtitle/series title (no variations, tell us the series title if choosing that option) -or- read a book in which one of the named characters works with exotic animals in any way (tell us how).- The author is famous for producing and narrating wildlife documentaries- A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future by David Attenborough 12/1/21

✔6. Glacier National Park, called the 'crown of the continent' is in Montana. So is a part of Yellowstone National Park. Glacier has 250 lakes in its boundaries. Glacier straddles the Continental Divide, which means a clash of two very different climates. Warm, wet Pacific air moves in from the west; and cold, dry Arctic air from the northeast. They meet at the Divide. Because of this, Glacier's weather is highly variable and extreme. Unfortunately, climate change is affecting Glacier. At the end of the Little Ice Age around 1850, there were about 80 glaciers in the area. In 2015, there were 26 named glaciers that met the size criteria of 0.1 km², nine fewer than in 1966. Of the 26 remaining in 2015, some may now already be too small to be considered glaciers.
✒ Read a book with ice on the cover (post the cover) -or- read a book whose authors' initials are CD (ignore middle, not vice versa) -or- read a book first published in 2015.- Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson-8/10/21

✔7. The largest observed snowflake fell during a storm in 1887 in Montana. It was measured at a whopping 15 inches wide. Montana also holds the record for the most dramatic temperature change to occur over a 24-hour period. In 1972 in Loma, the temperature rose from -54˚F to 49˚F. Montana is also home to dinosaur fossils. 'Tufts-Love Rex', a giant Tyrannosaurus skeleton, was found in 2016 in Hell Creek, Montana. It is one of only 15 virtually intact T. Rex skeletons and one of the largest ever found. The Museum of the Rockies has one of the largest collections of dinosaur fossils on Earth, including 13 T. Rex specimens.
✒ Read a book with a dinosaur in it -or- read a book with a special snowflake character (tell us who) -Grace Crowley in The Last Chronicle of Barset by Anthony Trollope-10/29/21
or- read a book with a pet whose name begins with either a T or an L (tell us what the pet is and its name).

✔8. Yogo Sapphires are the most precious sapphires found in North America. They are considered to be among the finest sapphires in the world. These unique gems come from only limited area, named Yogo Gulch, located in the Little Belt Mountains of Montana. First found accidentally by gold prospectors in the 1880s, the sapphires eventually became the focus of the mining in the area. Their cornflower blue color gives them one of the most true-blue colors naturally. Most sapphires are heat treated to improve clarity and color, which makes color bands within the stone, but Yogo Sapphires have even coloring and pristine clarity.
✒ Read a book whose main character's first name is a gemstone (Jade, Beryl, Ruby etc., tell us the name) -or- read a book whose total number of pages has two 8s (tell us the number of pages) - Hope Rides Again by Andrew Shaffer 4/6/21-288p-
or- read a book with an object prominently shown on the cover that begins with a Y, G or O (post the cover).

✔9. The Battle of the Little Bighorn was an armed engagement between combined forces of the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes who were led by war leaders such as Crazy Horse and Chief Gall; and the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army led by Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer. The battle, which resulted in the defeat of U.S. forces, was the most significant action of the Great Sioux War of 1876. It took place on June 25–26, 1876, along the Little Bighorn River in the Crow Indian Reservation in southeastern Montana Territory.
✒ Read a book with opposite words in the title - Untold Night and Day by Bae Suah - 6/7/21
or- read a book written by a Native American author -or- read a book that was added to your TBR in any June (tell us when).

✔10. It's illegal in Montana for married women to go fishing alone on Sundays, and illegal for unmarried women to go fishing alone at all. In Billings, it is illegal to raise pet rats (I can get behind this one). In Helena, it is illegal to annoy passersby on sidewalks with a revolving water sprinkler (this one too! Although I think I'd be cited also). And this one sounds a little off - it is illegal to have a sheep in the cab of your truck without a chaperone.
✒ Read a book where someone goes fishing -or- read a book in which a woman MC has people close to her restricting her actions in some way (a strict dad or a jerk boyfriend etc.) -the entire family tries to stear the marriage directions of one of the MCs in A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth-.-9/17/21
or- read a book with a yard or residential lawn on the cover (post the cover).

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Challenge #792- CCC
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

2021 RANDOM TREASURE HUNT #1
150 p. min.
Duration: Feb 27, 2021 - June 26, 2021
Completed: 0/100

absorbed
acrid
addition
advice
alarm
aquatic
astonish
authority
baby
beautify
beginner
bind
bone
boy
breakable
cake
cattle
cluttered
coil
control
counsel
cow
creep
damp
decorate
diminish
dip
direful
disgust
distribute
door
dysfunctional
eatable
education
elated
elderly
endurable
erect
exclusive
famous
flashy
fly
forecast
furtive
gag
giants
glib
gorgeous
grade
grip
hold
impair
inaugurate
incredible
iron
know
leaf
library
light
linen
massive
materialistic
meet
mom
moon
notify
oafish
open
ordinary
partner
point
polite
ponder
psychotic
quack
racial
receive
receptive
record
resolute
saturate
sincere
smooth
spiteful
succinct
swallow
talk
tart
tear
teeth
tempt
tent
tin
unequal
unhealthy
various
wary
womanly
wonderful
wry

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(3/1/21-2/3/23)- 725 days;last word="sorbet"; 14 sources;
23 words; .032; 1.643wps

Challenge #793-MY WORDS #79

BABY SHOWER; CUPS; FRUIT; SLICES; GELATIN; GLASS; BOWL; HOLIDAY; JUICE; KIWI; LADLE; LEMON; LIME; MELON; ORANGE; PARTY; PEACH; PINEAPPLE; SODA; SORBET; STRAWBERRY; WEDDING; WHIPPED CREAM

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Challenge #794
In Spark People- Reach 233,000 points in 2021.

Started with 217,716.

Sparkpeople discontinued.

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Challenge #795- Booktivity
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*****COMPLETED 5/16/21*****

(3/1/21-5/16/21)-77 days; (last word="qualify"); 20 words; 17 sources; .260wpd; 1.176wps

March 2021 Scavenger Hunt
Begins: 01Mar21 / Ends: 31Mar21
100p. min.

15/ 15 basic words found
5 / 5 BONUS words found
17 books read


BASIC word list
✔assistant-p.192-Broken April- "I am not here as a doctor but as the assistant to a judge." 3/4/21
✔blood-p.90- Bless Me, Ultima-"He and his sons followed the trail of blood..." 3/1/21
✔dimple-p.258- Maybe the Moon- "...or dimple up charmingly at the sound of their collective 'Awww.'" 4/14/21
✔expert-p.222- Thunderball-"It would need a far greater expert than he..." 3/4/21
✔healthy-p.11-Biloxi Blues-"There's only one way to come out of a war healthy..." 3/5/21
✔Ireland-p.185- Mrs. Pollifax on Safari-"...who was making some headway in Ireland..." 3/14/21
✔Major (military rank)-"91- The Last Chronicle of Barset-"The bailmen were to be the Rev. Mr. Robarts and Major Grantley." 3/10/21
✔notebooks-p.349- The Ballad of Peckham Rye-"Them notebooks." 3/5/21
✔onion-p.185- Russell Baker's Book of American Humor-"...she fried and consumed a peck of Bermuda onions daily..." 3/26/21
✔pocket-p.177- Bless Me, Ultima-"He stuffed the pistol into his pocket..." 3/2/21
✔qualify-p.31- Mountolive-"He could not qualify it." 5/16/21
✔routine-p.198- Three Blind Mice and Other Stories-"It's a case of the routine habits of the human animal." 3/19/21
✔stout-p.116-Three Blind Mice and Other Stories-"...Gladys...was a stout, giggling girl..." 3/18/21
✔typewriter-p.367- The Ballad of Peckham Rye-"...in his room playing the typewriter at the moment." 3/5/21
✔urgent-p.77-Gigi: A Comedy in Two Acts-"She said it was very urgent." 3/8/21

Optional/BONUS word list
✔Guinness-p.10- Hope Rides Again-"...the sidewalks would be stained with Guinness." 4/1/21
✔linoleum-p.79-Last Night at the Lobster-"...and follows the maze of linoleum aisle to the rear..." 3/10/21
✔vice versa-p.240- Sodom and Gomorrah-"...for a guest to go into courieres' rooms, and vice versa..." 3/25/21
✔waiting room-p.156- The Ersatz Elevator-"Waiting rooms...are small rooms with plenty of chairs for waiting..." 3/22/21
✔yeough / yuck-p.63- Games to Keep the Dark Away-"'Yuck!'I said." 3/24/21

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(3/6/21-5/11/21)-65 days; last words="mason jars"); 25 words; .385wpd; 1.923wps

Challenge #796-
MY WORDS #80 - CARD #20
BATH; BOIL; CAULIFLOWER; CHOP; CLEAN; COOL; CUCUMBERS; CUT; DIMPLE; FRUITS; GLASS; HEAT; JAMS; LEMON; MASON JARS; PEACHES; PICKLES; PRESERVE; PRESSURE; PROCESS; PUT; UP; SEAL;VEGETABLES; VINEGAR

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*****COMPLETED 12/10/21***** TIMELY

Challenge #797-
MY WORDS #81 - CARD #21

(3/6/21-12/10/21)-280 days; last word="commemorate";
22 words; 13 sources; .079wpd; 1.692 wps

ANNIVERSARY; BIRTHDAY; COMMEMORATE; DATES; EVENTS; FACTS; MEMORIZE; MEMORY; NAMES; NOSTALGIA; PLANS; RECALL; RECOLLECTION; REMEMBRANCE; REMIND; ME; REMINISCE; RETAIN; ROTE; WAY; BACK; WHEN

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MY WORDS #82 - CARD #21

APPLIANCE; AUTOMOBILE; BROILER; CAMERA; COMPUTER; COPIER; DOORBELL; DRILL; FANS; HEATER; IRON; LAMP; LATHE; MONITOR; MOTOR; MOWER; ORGAN; RADIO; SANDER; SHAVER; STEREO; SWITCH; TIMER; TOOLS; TOYS; WATCH

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*****COMPLETED 3/24/24***** TIMELY

Challenge #799
MY WORDS #83

MW#83 (3/14/21-3/24/24)-1107 days; Last Word= "Land Ho"; 26 words; 17 sources; .023 wpd; 1.529wps

ALL ABOARD; CRUISE; DISTANT; EXPLORE; GOING; HIGH SEAS; HIGHWAY; JOURNEY; LAND HO!; MAP; MASTS; MILES; NEW; LANDS; PASSAGE; PROGRESS; RIDE; SAIL; SHIP; SUPPLIES; TRAVEL; TREK; TRUNK; VOYAGE; WANDER; WEARY

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*****COMPLETED 5/4/21*****UNTIMELY

Challenge #800- Wanderlust
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Capital of the Netherlands: Amsterdam
April 1, 2021 - April 30, 2021
6/6

Tasks:

1. Amsterdam Canal Ring
✱ Read a book with a water feature or bridge on the cover (share the cover) OR
✱ Read a book originally published in 2010 or 2013 (share publication date) OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in AMSTERDAM CANAL RING.- Hope Rides Again by Andrew Shaffer 4/6/21

2. Canal Houses
✱ Read a book with a house on the cover, the quirkier the better (post cover) OR
✱ Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in NARROW - Winter by Christopher Nicholson-4/11/21
OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in CANAL HOUSES.

3. The Anne Frank House
✱ Read a book set during a war (tell which which war) -WWII- House of Secrets: A Bletchley Park Novella by W. Len-5/2/21
OR
✱ Read a book that contains a diary or journal entry (share text) OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in THE ANNE FRANK HOUSE.

4. Museums of Amsterdam
✱ Read a book with a painting or sculpture on the cover (post cover) OR
✱ Read a book that features a museum or garden (share text) OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in MUSEUMS OF AMSTERDAM.- Maybe the Moon by Armistead Maupin-4/15/21

5. Neighborhoods & More
✱ Read a book with a neighborhood or park on the cover (post cover) OR
✱ Read a book set in a restaurant, cafe or pub (share name) OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in NEIGHBORHOODS AND MORE.- Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley-5/4/21

6. Tulips and Windmills
✱ Read a book with tulips or other flowers on the cover (post cover) OR
✱ Read a book with a festival in the story (share text) OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in TULIPS AND WINDMILLS.- Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley-4/1/21

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Challenge #801- Wanderlust
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Amsterdam Spell Out
April 1, 2021 - April 30, 2021


A- Maybe the Moon by Armistead Maupin-4/15/21
M- March: Book Two by John Lewis- 4/2/21-
S- Hope Rides Again by Andrew Shaffer 4/6/21
T- The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney-4/29/21
E- Semiautomatic by Evie Shockley-9//22
R- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling-3/2/22-
D- Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley-4/1/21
A- The Secrets Come Out by Marguerite Abouet-5/1/21
M- Sodom and Gomorrah by Marcel Proust-5/2/21



Words to Choose From:
Netherlands
Amsterdam
Canal
Ring
Houses
Anne Frank
Museums
Rijksmuseum
Van Gogh
Jordaan
Neighborhood
De Hallen
Floating
Flower
Market
Tulips
Windmills
Keukenhof
Gardens
Festival

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Challenge #802- Wanderlust
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


Fifty Nifty US States: Arkansas
April 1, 2021 - June 30, 2021
9/9 (no bonus)

TASKS

1. Number: 25th State to Join the Union
* Read a series book #2 or #5 or read a book with a page count that includes 2 AND 5 (share count).- A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder by Shamini Flint-6/1/21-295p.

2. State Animal (Mammal): White-Tailed Deer
* Read a book with a title that starts with the letter W or D (ignore A, An or The).- Double Blank by Yasmina Khadra 6/26/21

3. State Bird: Northern Mockingbird
* Read a book with a predominantly GREY cover (post cover).- Double Blank by Yasmina Khadra 6/26/21-

4. State Flower: Apple Blossom
* Read a book with a MC that starts with a letter in APPLE BLOSSOM (tell us who).-Phryne Fisher- Urn Burial by Kerry Greenwood-6/1/21

5. State Tree: Loblolly Pine
* Read a book by an author whose first and last initial can be found in LOBLOLLY PINE.- Fire in the Blood by Irène Némirovsky-5/21/22

6. Official State Nickname: The Natural State
* Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in THE NATURAL STATE (3 Word Minimum).- The Long Haul by Jeff Kinney-5/25/21-

7. Most Visited Attraction: Hot Springs National Park
* Read a book that takes place in a HOT location (tell us where) Egypt- Mountolive by Lawrence Durrell-6/7/21
or read a book with a four word title.

8. Must Try Food: Fried Pickles
* Read a book with a fried food on the cover or read a book with the word PICKLE in the text (share text).-p.50-Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe-"And she wrote underneath it, The Dill Pickle Club." 3/14/22

9. Weird Fact: Diamonds!
The state has the only active diamond mine in the US AND the only public one in the world. You can mine for gems and keep whatever you find.
* Read a book where a gem or jewel is important to the plot line (tell us how) or read a book where a character receives a piece of jewelry as a gift or proposal.- Multiple instances of people being gifted or granted jewels in Arabian Nights: More Marvels and Wonders of the Thousand and One Nights, Volume II of II by Jack D. Zipes-10/13/21

10. Optional Bonus Task
* Read a book that takes place in Arkansas.

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Challenge #803- Wanderlust
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
April 1, 2021 to Completion
26/26

Timeline & Tasks

➽ 753 BC: Rome was Founded
✱ Read a book tagged MYTHOLOGY on its GR Homepage OR
✱ Read a book that features twins as characters (tell us who) OR
✱ Read a series book #7, #5 or #3.- series #5- The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney-4/20/21-

➽ 509 BC: Rome Becomes a Republic
✱ Read a book that has a character that is a lawyer or elected official (tell us who) OR
✱ Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in REPUBLIC OR
✱ Read a book with 5, 9 or 0 in its total page count (share count).- March: Book Two by John Lewis- 4/2/21-192p.-

➽ 396 BC: Capture of Veii
✱ Read a book with a character that was or is in the military (tell us who) OR
✱ Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in LEGION (ignore A, An or The) OR
✱ Read a book with an original publication year that includes a 3, 9 or 6 (share year).-pub. 1992- Maybe the Moon by Armistead Maupin-4/15/21

➽ 264 BC: First Punic War
✱ Read a book tagged WAR on its GR Homepage OR
✱ Read a book with a cover that has a mosaic pattern on it (post cover) OR
✱ Read the first book in a series.- Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley-4/1/21

➽ 218 BC: Second Punic War
✱ Read a book that takes place in Italy or Spain OR
✱ Read a book where there is some kind of battle (briefly describe/it does not need to be military based) OR
✱ Read the second book in a series.- Hope Rides Again by Andrew Shaffer 4/6/21-

➽ 149 BC: Third Punic War
✱ Read a book that takes place in Africa OR
✱ Read a book with a street scene on the cover - The Secrets Come Out by Marguerite Abouet-5/1/21-
OR
✱ Read the third book in a series.

➽ 60 BC: Rule Over the Mediterranean
✱ Read a book that take place in a country that borders the Mediterranean.-France- Sodom and Gomorrah by Marcel Proust-5/2/21
✱ Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in MEDITERRANEAN SEA (3 word minimum) OR
✱ Read a book with a 6 AND 0 in the total page count (any order; share count).

➽ 58 BC: Gallic Wars
✱ Read a book that takes place in France - The Uttermost Farthing by Marie Belloc Lowndes-5/6/21
OR
✱ Read a book where the characters watch or participate in a spectator sport (tell us what) OR
✱ Read a book with an original publication year that includes a 5 or 8 (share year).

➽ 49 BC: Caesar's Civil War
✱ Read a "popular" book (one with more than 100,000 ratings on its GR Homepage) OR
✱ Read a book that includes some kind of social reform in the plot-line (tell us what) OR
✱ Read a series book #4 or #9.- Thunderball by Ian Fleming-3/4/21-series#9

➽ 44 BC: Caesar is Assassinated
✱ Read a book by an author whose initials are JC OR
✱ Read a book that was published in the month of March (any year) -March 2005- Double Blank by Yasmina Khadra 6/26/21-
OR
✱ Read the book that sits at #44 on your TBR (sorted any way).

➽ 31 BC: Battle of Actium
✱ Read a book in which a teenager is the main character- That Was Then, This Is Now by S.E. Hinton -12/3/21
OR
✱ Read a book tagged ROMANCE on its GR Homepage OR
✱ Read a book with a 3 AND 1 in the total page count (any order; post count).

➽ 27 BC: Roman Empire Begins with First Emperor
✱ Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in PEACE (you may use A or An) OR
✱ Read a book by an author that is "new to you"- Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley-5/4/21
OR
✱ Read a series book #2 or #7.

➽ 14 AD: Julio-Claudian Dynasty
✱ Read a book that covers more than 5 years in its plot-line OR
✱ Read a book with an emperor in it (it can be an actual character or just the mention of one; tell us who or share text) OR
✱ Read a book with an original publication year that includes a 1 or 4 (share year).-pub. 2014- Winter by Christopher Nicholson-4/11/21

➽ 64 AD: Great Fire of Rome
✱ Read a book in which fire is central to the plot-line (tell us how) OR
✱ Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in
GREAT FIRE OF ROME (3 word minimum) - Rabbit at Rest by John Updike-6/19/21
OR
✱ Read a book with 6 AND 4 in the total page count (any order; post count).

➽ 68 AD: Year of Four Emperors
✱ Read a collection of short stories - Typical: Stories by Padgett Powell-10/18/21
OR
✱ Read a book that has the letters Y,E,A,R present in the title (in any order) OR
✱ Read the fourth book in a series.

➽ 96 AD: Nerva–Antonine Dynasty or Five Good Emperors
✱ Read a book with a rock wall on the cover (post cover) OR
✱ Read a book that made you feel peaceful (tell us why) OR
✱ Read the fifth book in a series.- Mrs. Pollifax on Safari by Dorothy Gilman -6/14/21-series#5

➽ 180 AD: The Beginning of the End
✱ Read a book with the letters NEW intact somewhere in the title or author's name.
✱ Read a book that had a disappointing ending (tell us why)-unrequited love in The Last Chronicle of Barset by Anthony Trollope-10/29/21
OR
✱ Read a book from your TBR that is between #180 and #192 (sorted any way; tell us TBR number).

➽ 193 AD: Severan Dynasty
✱ Read a book with a jewel on the cover (post cover) - The Price of Paradise by Susana López Rubio-6/11/21-
OR
✱ Read a book that has a prominent father/son relationship in it (tell us who) -The MC's best friend Rowley and his father have a close relationship...featured here with the father being the chauffeur to the school dance
OR
✱ Read a book with a page count total that is between 193 and 235 (share count).

➽ 235 AD: Crisis of the Third Century
✱ Read a book that is part of a trilogy OR
✱ Read a book that takes place during a difficult time in a country's history (describe briefly the difficulty) on England during WWII- House of Secrets: A Bletchley Park Novella by W. Len-5/2/21
OR
✱ Read a book with an original publication year that includes TWO of the following numbers: 2, 3 and 5 (share year).

➽ 284 AD: The Roman Tetrarchy
✱ Read a book that has the written out word FOUR or TWO in the title OR
✱ Read a book that has co-authors (add GR link to both authors) - (NOTE THAT "Charles Todd" is the pseudonym for a mother and son writing team- Cold Comfort by Charles Todd-5/7/21
OR
✱ Read a series book #2, #8 or #4.

➽ 306 AD: Constantine the Great
✱ Read a book with an arch on the cover (post cover) OR
✱ Read a book whose author's first and last initial can be found in CONSTANTINE OR
✱ Read a book with a total page count between 306 and 324 (post count).- Mountolive by Lawrence Durrell-6/7/21 -320p

➽ 330 AD: New Roman Capital
✱ Read a book that takes place in a capital city (tell us where) OR
✱ Read a book with a MC or Author whose first name starts with the letter C - The Many Lives of Pusheen the Cat by Claire Belton- 9/1/21-
OR
✱ Read a book with an original publication year that includes a 3 (share year).

➽ 395 AD: Theodosius I Splits Empire
✱ Read a book with a title that begins with a V (ignore A, An or The)
- The Vile Village by Lemony Snicket 7/6/21
OR
✱ Read a book tagged RELIGION or CHRISTIAN on its GR Homepage OR
✱ Read a series book #3, #9 or #5.

➽ 410 AD: City of Rome is Sacked
✱ Read a book that features a city or village being attacked (briefly describe) OR
✱ Read a book that has at least 800 reviews on its GR Homepage -over 4000 reviews- Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney-4/22/21-
OR
✱ Read a book in the 400 range of your TBR sorted by date added. (share TBR number).

➽ 476 AD: End of an Era
✱ Read a book with a dark cover (post cover) - The Vile Village by Lemony Snicket 7/6/21-
OR
✱ Read a book with the word ROME fount in its text (share text) OR
✱ Read the last published book in a series.

➽ The Legacy
✱ Read a book tagged NON-FICTION on its GR Homepage - A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future by David Attenborough 12/1/21
OR
✱ Read a book that starts with a letter in LEGACY (use or ignore A, An or THE) OR
✱ Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in THE RISE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE (3 word minimum).

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Challenge #804- Wanderlust
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Roman Emperor Bingo
April 1, 2021 - June 31, 2021

25/25

READ CAREFULLY - This Bingo has less options for completing a square! You can complete a space one of THREE ways. Remember there is NO FREE SPACE!

1. TITLE: Title Begins with the First OR Last letter of the Word(s). You can choose to Use or Disregard A, An or The.
Please Note: If there are two names/words in the box please use the first letter of the first name OR the last letter of the last name.

2. AUTHOR: Author’s First AND Last Initials Found in the Name(s).

3. TBR NUMBER: Below (in spoiler) is a list of years each Emperor ruled. Read a book that corresponds to a TBR Number (Sorted By Date Added) in that range of dates.
For Example: For Caligula you would use a book sitting at a TBR number that is between 37 and 41. Obviously you will not be able to use this option for the Middle Square.

You only need ONE of the above to complete the square AND you can mix and match tasks to complete a line. Be sure to tell us what task you used when posting completed squares.
Line One
✔Julius Caesar: 44-48- Author- March: Book Two by John Lewis- 4/2/21
✔Septimius Severus: 193-211-Author- The Black Prince by Iris Murdoch-6/25/21
✔Nerva: 96-98-Title- A Summons to Memphis by Peter Taylor-7/17/21-
✔Honorius: 393-423- Title- Hard Luck by Jeff Kinney-5/24/21
✔Theodosius: 279-295-Title- The Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht-7/3/21

Line Two
✔Nero: 54-68- Title- Natural Histories: Stories by Guadalupe Nettel-5/10/22
✔Vespasian: 69-79-Title- The Vile Village by Lemony Snicket 7/6/21
✔Commodus: 180-192-Title- Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley-5/4/21
✔Domitian: 81-96-Title- Double Blank by Yasmina Khadra 6/26/21
✔Augustus: 14 - 31-Author- The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan-7/2/21

Line Three
✔Trajan: 98-117-Title- The House by the Medlar Tree by Giovanni Verga-5/28/21
✔Maximian: 286-305-Title- A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder by Shamini Flint-6/1/21
✔Roman Emperors-Title- A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
✔Hadrian: 117-138-Title- House of Secrets: A Bletchley Park Novella by W. Len-5/2/21
✔Marcus Aurelius: 161-180-Title- Maybe the Moon by Armistead Maupin-4/15/21

Line Four
✔Tiberius: 14 - 37-Title- The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney-4/29/21
✔Licinius: 308-324-Title- The Long Haul by Jeff Kinney-5/25/21
✔Antoninus Pius: 138-161-Title- Sodom and Gomorrah by Marcel Proust-5/2/21-
✔Caligula: 37-41-Title- Cold Comfort by Charles Todd-5/7/21
✔Arcadius: 383-408-Title- The Sea by John Banville-4/21/21

Line Five
✔Constantine: 306-337-Author- Winter by Christopher Nicholson-4/11/21
✔Dioletian: 284-305- Title-Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley-4/1/21
✔Claudius: 41- 54- Author- Hope Rides Again by Andrew Shaffer 4/6/21-
✔Galerius: 305-311-Title- The Secrets Come Out by Marguerite Abouet-5/1/21
✔Titus: 79-81- Three Stars Over Luanda by Patrick Hughes-6/7/21

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21 words; 9 sources; .081wpd; 2.333wps

Challenge #805- MY WORDS # 84

Begun 4/1/21

AFFAIR; A-LIST; CANDID; CHARITY; DATING; DIVORCE; ENDORSE; FASHION; FILM; GOSSIP; HOLLYWOOD; LOOKS; PAPARAZZI; PERSONAL; PROMOTE; REALITY TV; RED CARPET; RELATIONSHIP; ROLES; STAR; TELEVISION

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Last word= "octave"

Challenge #806-Booktivity
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April 2021 Scavenger Hunt
Begins: 01Apr21 / Ends: 30Apr21
100p. min.

20/20

BASIC word list
✔album-p.225- Hope Rides Again-"If you go by the lyrics on his early albums..." 4/5/21
✔band (music)-p.255- Sodom and Gomorrah-"...I've been incorporated in the band, in the percussion." 4/3/21
✔champagne-p.19- Winter-"Perhaps he might have drunk a glass of champagne...
✔cover (noun … like album cover)- p.85- Hope Rides Again-"I recognized the cartoon bunny on the cover." 4/3/21
✔disco-p.162- Finding Nouf-"Saudi had no bars, no nightclubs, no discos or cinemas." 4/25/21
✔finale-p.193- Maybe the Moon-"...asa grand finale, she sprang to her feet and recited a poem..." 4/13/21
✔instrument-p.46- Winter="...based on some irrational fear of the instrument." 4/6/21
✔ loud-p.11-Mountolive-"Voices...sounded now loud, now soft and clear." 4/1/21
✔lyrics- Hope Rides Again-"If you go by the lyrics on his early albums..." 4/5/21
✔perform-p.64- Winter-"Are there certain acts that areappropriate for a wife to perform..." 4/7/21
✔radio-p.99- Hope Rides Again-"Steve reached for the radio..." 4/3/21
✔rehearsal-p.22- Winter with Horses-"...questios: how rehearsals were going..." 4/3/21
✔stage-p.101-Hope Rides Again-"'- and now let me welcome to the stage, President Barack Obama!'" 4/3/21
✔teenager-p.122- Hope Rides Again-"Steve sulked more than a grounded teenager..." 4/3/21
✔volume-p.35- Winter-"...sometimes from a volume of poetry..." 4/6/21

Optional/BONUS word list
✔"get high" (any form of "get, got, getting" accepted)-p.172- Hope Rides Again-"People like to get high." 4/4/21
✔mike (microphone or mic)-p.47- Hope Rides Again -"Words I generally saved for big occasions and hot mics." 4/2/21
✔octave-p.6-Double Blank-"His voice rises three octaves..." 5/21/21
✔rock 'n' roll (rock and roll)-p.82- Mr. Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth Elder-"...talked Eddie into recording a rock-and-roll album..." 4/16/21
✔turtlenecks-p.208- Mrs. Pollifax on Safari-"...reached for a drip-dry blue turtleneck blouse..." 5/7/21

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A FLUTTER OF BUTTERFLIES, 3/21 - 6/20

150p. min

17/17 COMPLETE

1. There are about 17,500 species of butterflies in the world, and around 750 species in the United States.
🦋 Read a book set before the year 1000; tell us when OR a book whose title begins with a letter in EGYPTIAN (disregard A, An and The)- The Price of Paradise by Susana López Rubio-6/11/21

2. A group of butterflies is known as a flutter.
🦋 Read a book with a cover that is almost entirely yellow; post the cover OR a book that has been translated into at least three languages other than the original; tell us the languages-Original in French....also pub. in English, Turkish and Persian, et al- Sodom and Gomorrah by Marcel Proust-5/2/21-

3. Butterflies (and moths) are part of the class of insects in the order Lepidoptera.
🦋 Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title (ALL words count!) can be found in LEPIDOPTERA (3-word minimum; a letter can only be used as many times as it appears in the word) OR a book with a bright sunny scene shown prominently on the cover; post the cover- The City Where Dreams Come True by Gulsifat Shakhidi-3/29/22-


4. Butterflies and moths are the only group of insects that have scales covering their wings.
🦋 Read a book originally published in 2012; tell us the pub date - The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney-4/29/21-224p.-pub. Nov 13, 2012
OR a book with a character who is deaf; tell us who

5. Butterflies can vary greatly in size
🦋 Read a book with natural wings (NOT airplane wings!) shown prominently on the cover; post the cover OR the shortest book on your to-read list that is over 150 pages long; tell us how many pages- -Kid Lobotomy, Vol. 1: A Lad Insane by Peter Milligan-6/1/22- 152p.

6. The butterfly starts its life as an egg, laid on a leaf. The caterpillar (larva) hatches from the egg and eats the leaves
🦋 Read a book with a major character who eats a lot; tell us who OR a book with a predominantly green cover; post the cover- The Sea by John Banville-4/21/21-

7. Inside the chrysalis, a developing butterfly waits to emerge with its wings collapsed around its body.
🦋 Read a book in which a birth occurs; tell us the page/location number OR a book originally published less than six months before you finished it; tell us when it was published- -Playing with Myself by Randy Rainbow-9/6/22- pub. 4/19/22

8. Butterflies can be very picky about where they lay their eggs
🦋 Read a book with an action verb ending in ING in the title - Finding Nouf by Zoë Ferraris-4/29/21
OR a book with a character who is very picky about something; using spoiler tags, tell us who and what they're picky about

9. An adult butterfly generally has a very short life: just three to four weeks.
🦋 Read a book with at least two generations of the same family in the story; tell us who and their relationship - Greg lives with his brothers and parents in The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney-4/20/21-
OR the book most recently added to your to-read list (or the most recent add that you can get your hands on); tell us when you added it

10. While most butterflies only eat nectar, some also eat some pollen, tree sap, or rotting fruit
🦋 Read a book with a drink/beverage shown prominently on the cover; post the cover OR a book from a genre that is outside of your comfort zone; tell us the genre- Sci-Fi- The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.-5/18/22

11. Butterflies have taste receptors on their feet
🦋 Read a book in which a major character is looking for something specific; using spoiler tags, tell us who is looking for what -John Lewis seeks social justice - n particular the right of African Americans to vote in the USA in March: Book Two by John Lewis- 4/2/21
OR a book with bare feet shown prominently on the cover; post the cover

12. Butterflies need heat to be able to move.
🦋 Read a book whose page total contains only numbers found in 1, 2, 5, 5, 8, 0, 0 (you can use 500, or 255, but not 588); tell us how many pages- My Sweet Orange Tree by José Mauro de Vasconcelos-8/29/21-208p
OR a book set in a location that is known for being cold most of the time; tell us the location

13. Butterflies rank pretty low on the food chain, with lots of hungry predators
🦋 Read a book in which the main character must avoid a predator of some sort; using spoiler tags, briefly explain -Barack Obama and Joe Biden must elude someone who is probably trying kill them in Hope Rides Again by Andrew Shaffer 4/6/21-
OR a book with a bird shown prominently on the cover; post the cover

14. Although they are not the only ones to migrate, butterfly migration is best exemplified by the Monarch
🦋 Read a book set in Mexico or California; tell us where -Calif.- Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley-4/1/21
OR a book with a monarch (king, queen or emperor; real or fictional) in the story; tell us who

15. Four butterflies became extinct over the last 150 years.
🦋 Read a book whose primary focus is some type of environmental issue; tell us what OR a book by an author who has died; tell us the date/year of their passing- A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry-6/1/21-died 1/12/1965

16. In addition, a number of various butterfly species are critically endangered
A. MACEDONIAN GRAYLING | Current estimated numbers : about 3000
B. SINAI BATON BLUE | Current estimated numbers: about 2300
C. SCHAUS SWALLOWTAIL | Current estimated numbers: 800–1200
D. LANGE’S METALMARK | Current estimated numbers: fewer than 450
E. ISLAND MARBLE | Current estimated numbers: fewer than 200
F. MIAMI BLUE | Current estimated numbers: fewer than 100
🦋 Choose one of these rare butterflies. Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in the butterfly's name AND with a total page count that includes TWO of the numbers in the current estimated numbers posted above; post a link to the author's GR page AND tell us how many pages
A- Maybe the Moon by Armistead Maupin-4/15/21-303p.
E- Mountolive by Lawrence Durrell-6/7/21 -320p.

17. Butterflies will visit any garden, however small, if they can feed on suitable nectar plants.
🦋 Read a book with a flower garden shown or a field of wildflowers prominently on the cover; post the cover OR a book set in the spring; tell us when- Spring Garden by Tomoka Shibasaki- 12/1/21

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I know this is an archived word search...but I'm starting today 11/20/20

February 2015 Word Search

List of Words

15/15

✔1. Valentine-p.xii- The Shoemaker's Holiday-"...later in the year Valentine Simmes published it." 12/7/20
✔2. Love-p.53- Hard Rain-"'I'm just asking you to love me.'" 11/20/20
✔3. Romance/Romantic-p.65-Waverley-"With such conversation, and the romantic legends which it introduced..." 11/21/20
✔4. Candy-p.68- Ask the Cards a Question-"Did you buy the candy too?" 11/30/20
✔5. Conversation- p.65-Waverley-"With such conversation, and the romantic legends which it introduced..." 11/21/20
✔6. Heart-p.26- Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist- "Agatha's heart rose." 11/20/20
✔7. Red-p.57- Hard Rain-"...taking photos of a middle-aged woman with a red umbrella..." 11/20/20
✔8. Chocolate-p.21-Ask the Cards a Question-"...the cop who sends me all the chocolate..." 11/23/20
✔9. Date-p.102-Openly Bob-"Tom's parents were on their first date..." 11/23/20
✔10. Kiss-p.51- Hard Rain- "...then leans across the table and kisses me gently..." 11/20/20
✔11. Hug-p.225- Openly Bob-"...Tom came over and gave me a hug." 12/6/20
✔12. Friend-p.23- Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist-"...and collided with Rose, Olivia, husbands and friends." 11/20/20
✔13. Cute-p.108-Openly Bob-"...and become one of those nauseatingly cute, same-socks couples." 11/23/20
✔14. Secret-p.13- A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax-"...nursed a secret longing to buy something more contemporary..." 11/21/20
✔15. Admirer|Admiring|Admired-p.65- Waverley-"...to settle matters with the witch and her admirer..." 11/21/20

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I know this is an archived word search...but I'm starting it today, 11/18/20:

March 2015 Word Search
125p. min.
15/15

List of Words

✔1. Strange-p.243-The Island of South Georgia-"It was considered strange..." 11/19/20
✔2. Beautiful-p.30- The Father-"No-is it beautiful there?" 11/18/20
✔3. Wings-p.66- Waverley-"And the throstle-cock's head is under his wing." 11/21/20
✔4. Feather-p.104- Around the World in 50 Years: My Adventure to Every Country on Earth-"...mound of animal parts, feathers, bottles..." 11/20/20
✔5. Family-p.34- The Father-"We have no family record..."11/18/20
✔6. Disappear-p.131- Ask the Cards a Question-"...I saw him disappear down the ramp..." 12/1/20
✔7. Twin-p.233- The Call of the Weird: Travels in American Subcultures-"...Lamb and Lynx, April's twelve-year-old twins, pixie faced little girls..." 12/4/20
✔8. Bird-p.629- A Suitable Boy-"But a brainfever bird had taken up its obsessive triple-cry..." 11/18/20
✔9. Sorrow-p.52-The Last Chronicle of Barset-"...Grace Crowley in her terrible sorrow wrote to her friend..." 11/22/20
✔10. Bakery-p.123- Ask the Cards a Question-"Trucks from the Produce Terminal, the bakeries and the grocery wholesalers..." 12/1/20
✔11. Fate-p.231- The Island of South Georgia-"Nothing is recorded about the eventual fate of these animals..." 11/18/20
✔12. Fly-p.29- The Father-"Fly! Travel- far from here!" 11/18/20
✔13. Angel-p.53- The Last Chronicle of Barset-"...she must be an angel already." 11/22/20
✔14. Lavender-p.125- Portnoy's Complaint-"...and there on lavender beach towels they lie..." 12/20/20
✔15. Bonfire-p.78- For Your Eyes Only-"He then made off at high speed and watched the bonfire from a distance." 12/27/20

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CHALLENGE #810
MY WORDS #85-CARD #21

ADVICE; BRAG; BULLETIN; CLUE; FLASH; GET; WIND; OF; GUIDE; HEARSAY; HINT; HOT; TIP; NEWS; PASS; THE; WORD; PUT; WISE; REPORT; RUMOR; SCANDAL; SCOOP; SNITCH; TALK; TATTLE; TIDBIT; TOUT

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CHALLENGE #811-Pop Sugar 2021

50/50

✔1. A book that published in 2021- The Many Lives of Pusheen the Cat by Claire Belton- 9/1/21
✔2. An Afrofuturist book- Abbott by Saladin Ahmed-9/8/21
✔3. A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover-Jack of Spades by Joyce Carol Oates-12/28/21
✔4. A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign-The Visit by Friedrich Dürrenmatt-2/4/21
✔5. A dark academia book- Dead Poets Society by N.H. Kleinbaum-1/6/22-
✔6. A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title- Stone Cold by Robert Swindells-7/28/21
✔7. A book where the main character works at your current or dream job-The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald12/23/21
✔8. A book that has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction-perhaps Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie-12/16/21-
✔9. A book with a family tree- The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan-7/2/21
✔10. A bestseller from the 1990s- Jazz by Toni Morrison-1/3/22
✔11. A book about forgetting- The Sea by John Banville-4/21/21
✔12. A book you have seen on someone’s bookshelf (in real life, on a Zoom call, in a TV show, etc.)-on Val's shelf- Broken April by Ismail Kadare-3/4/21
✔13. A locked-room mystery- The Red House Mystery by A.A. Milne-12/21/21
✔14. A book set in a restaurant- Last Night at the Lobster by Stewart O'Nan-3/11/21-
✔15. A book with a black-and-white cover- The History Boys by Alan Bennett-2/16/21-
could move this to #5 and put Winter here
✔16. A book by an indigenous author- Woman Far Walking by Witi Ihimaera-3/16/21
✔17. A book that has the same title as a song-many songs with the title-"Winter"- Winter by Christopher Nicholson-4/11/21-
✔18. A book about a subject you are passionate about-books- (currently on RwS list)- The Red Notebook by Antoine Laurain-1/16/21
✔19. A book that discusses body positivity- Here the Whole Time by Vitor Martins-12/25/21
✔20. A book on a Black Lives Matter reading list- The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead 1/4/21
✔21. A genre hybrid-Romance/Mystery- The Red Notebook by Antoine Laurain-1/16/21
✔22. A book set mostly or entirely outdoors-set almost entirely in the trenches of WWI- Cold Comfort by Charles Todd-5/7/21
✔23. A book with something broken on the cover-Broken sidewalk- Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein-3/31/21-
✔24. A book by a Muslim American author- God in Pink by Hasan Namir-12/8/21
✔25. A book that was published anonymously-Arabian Nights- Arabian Nights: More Marvels and Wonders of the Thousand and One Nights, Volume II of II by Jack D. Zipes-10/13/21 (Zipes is editor not author)
✔26. A book with an oxymoron in the title-The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney-4/20/21
✔27. A book about do-overs or fresh starts- The Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis Graves-2/27/21
✔28. A magical realism book- The Street of Crocodiles by Bruno Schulz (Poland) 1933-160p.
✔29. A book set in multiple countries- Around the World in 50 Years: My Adventure to Every Country on Earth by Albert Podell-1/8/21
✔30. A book set somewhere you’d like to visit in 2021-England- The Ballad of Peckham Rye by Muriel Spark- 3/5/21
✔31. A book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube video creator, or other online personality- Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson-8/10/21-
✔32. A book whose title starts with “Q,” “X,” or “Z”-Zoot Suit by Luis Valdez- 12/29/21
✔33. A book featuring three generations (grandparent, parent, child)- The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout-5/30/21
✔34. A book about a social justice issue-March: Book Two by John Lewis- 4/2/21
✔35. A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels)-graphic- My Brother's Husband, Volume 2 by Gengoroh Tagame-3/2/21
✔36. A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads- The Counterfeiter and Other Stories by Yasushi Inoue-3/8/21
✔37. A book you think your best friend would like- Hope Rides Again by Andrew Shaffer 4/6/21
✔38. A book about art or an artist- My Life and Hard Times by James Thurber-7/11/21
✔39. A book everyone seems to have read but you- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling-2/10/21
✔40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge-any mystery or thriller-For Your Eyes Only by Ian Fleming-1/6/21-

ADVANCED
✔41. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list- A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth-.-9/17/21
✔42. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list- Elmer's Colors by David McKee-3/12/21-12p.
✔43. The book on your TBR list with the prettiest cover- Spring Garden by Tomoka Shibasaki- 12/1/21-
✔44. The book on your TBR list with the ugliest cover- Biloxi Blues by Neil Simon 3/6/21-
✔45. The book that’s been on your TBR list for the longest amount of time-The Trouser People: A Story of Burma in the Shadow of the Empire by Andrew Marshall-12/12/21
✔46. A book from your TBR list you meant to read last year but didn’t- Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth-1/9/21-
✔47. A book from your TBR list you associate with a favorite person, place, or thing-The Theatre is one of my favorite things. so I read this play- Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley-5/4/21
✔48. A book from your TBR list chosen at random- Up at the Villa by W. Somerset Maugham-1/4/22-
✔49. A DNF book from your TBR list-Maybe the Moon by Armistead Maupin-4/15/21
✔50. A free book from your TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library)-from library- One Writer's Beginnings by Eudora Welty-3/21/21

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CHALLENGE #812-ACATT
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Member Task #44 | Mandiann
Timeframe: 4/1/21 to 4/30/21
4/4

1. MANDIANN:
✱Read a book by an author whose first name begins with "M" or an author whose last name ends with "N".- Winter by Christopher Nicholson-4/11/21

2. BOOKS:
Mandiann currently has 2,367 books on her shelves.
✱Read a book whose total page count contains the number 2, 3, 6 or 7.- Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley-4/1/21-263p

3. FIRE:
Mandiann is currently reading Fire by Kristin Cashore.
✱Read a book whose title begins with a letter found in FIRE.- Finding Nouf by Zoë Ferraris-4/29/21

4. GOODREADS & ACATT:
Mandiann joined Goodreads in September 2012; she has been a member of ACATT December 2013.
✱Read a book published sometime between September 2012 and December 2013 (inclusive).- The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney-4/29/21-pub. Nov 13, 2012

5. BONUS:
✱Read a book set in Canada or one written by a Canadian author.

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CHALLENGE #813-ACATT
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Member Task #45 | Tori
Timeframe: 5/1/21 to 5/31/21
4/4

1. TORI:
✱Read a book by an author whose first OR last initial can be found in TORI.- Cold Comfort by Charles Todd-5/7/21

2. CURRENTLY READING:
Tori is currently reading Brush of Shade by Jan Harman.
✱Read a book with a white cover, or a book with a hand shown on the cover. Please post the cover :)- hand on cover- Raisins and Almonds by Kerry Greenwood-7/11/21-

3. BOOKS:
Tori currently has 586 books on her shelves.
✱Read a book Series book or TBR book #5, #8 or #6.
Series book #3- The Secrets Come Out by Marguerite Abouet-5/1/21

4. GOODREADS:
Tori joined Goodreads in December 2013, but was last active in August 2014.
✱Read a book published sometime between December 2013 and August 2014 (inclusive).-pub. July 28, 2014- Spring Garden by Tomoka Shibasaki- 12/1/21

5. BONUS:
✱Read a book set in the US state of Iowa.

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CHALLENGE #814-ACATT
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For the difficult letters - Q, X, Y and Z - the letter need only appear somewhere in the first or last name

2021 Male Authors, A - Z
Date: 4/1/21 - 3/31/22

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A:- Maybe the Moon by Armistead Maupin-4/15/21
B:- The Sea by John Banville-4/21/21
C:- Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens-11/26/21
D:-Mountolive by Lawrence Durrell-6/7/21
E: Men Without Women by Ernest Hemingway-6/23/22
F:- The Judge and His Hangman by Friedrich Dürrenmatt-7/4/21-
G:- The Engagement by Georges Simenon-8/27/21
H:- Three Stars Over Luanda by Patrick Hughes-6/7/21
I:- First Love by Ivan Turgenev 7/26/21
J:- The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney-4/20/21
K:- The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney-4/29/21-
L:- March: Book Two by John Lewis- 4/2/21
M:- Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley-4/1/21
N:- Winter by Christopher Nicholson-4/11/21
O:- Sonora Pass by Jaime Olmos-3/24/22-
P:- Sodom and Gomorrah by Marcel Proust-5/2/21
Q:- The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby-6/18/22
R:- Educating Rita by Willy Russell-6/2/21
S:- Hope Rides Again by Andrew Shaffer 4/6/21
T:- Cold Comfort by Charles Todd-5/7/21
U:- Rabbit at Rest by John Updike-6/19/21
V:- The House by the Medlar Tree by Giovanni Verga-5/28/21-
W:- House of Secrets: A Bletchley Park Novella by W. Len-5/2/21
X:- The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas-4/18/22
Y:- Double Blank by Yasmina Khadra 6/26/21
Z:- The Godfather by Mario Puzo-3/1/22