May: Mother's Day Reading Challenge

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

congratulation Sana!

[Taylor]

Mother's Day Reading Challenge
May 12, 2021 - July 12, 2021
Level: A Mother's Love (25+ books)

Option 2: Spell-it-Out

M: Macbeth by William Shakespeare (249 pgs) 6/14/21
O: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (103 pgs)
T: Time and Again by Jack Finney (399 pgs)
H: Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad (188 pgs) 6/14/21
E: Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America by Barbara Ehrenreich (240 pgs) 6/11/21
R: Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi (356 pgs)
S: Spells Trouble by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast (320 pgs) 6/4/21

D: Deenie by Judy Blume (159 pgs)
A: Angels & Demons by Dan Brown (527 pgs)
Y: The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion (227 pgs)

Option 3: Scavenger Hunt

Will update as I find words

1. Jewels - Neferet's Curse by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast (146 pgs) 5/12/21
"secreted away as if they were precious jewels" - page 1
2. Grandma - Loved by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast 5/16/21
"that doesn't mean I had to give in to what Grandma would call his shenanigans" - page 2
3. Mommy - Lost by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast 5/20/21
"and cry for his mommy to save him" - page 2
4. Gift - Forgotten by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast 5/25/21
"the Divine had a gift" - page 2
5. Wise - Found by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast 5/30/21
"you are wise, dearest Lynette" - page 2
6. Mother - A Room with a View by E.M. Forster
"some one said just the same to mother" - page 51
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[Richard]

NBRC - May: Mother's Day Reading Challenge

Total: 40/41 - didn't finish in time

1. Chars - mother & daughters
17/5 - Ms. Gloria Steinem: A Life, Winifred Conkling - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"Marie encouraged her daughters to remain single and secure teaching jobs so that they could support themselves financially." p.17

2. Title - 'love'
22/5 - 22 Things a Woman Must Know If She Loves a Man with Asperger's Syndrome, Rudy Simone - ⭐️

3. Cover - mother hugging children
15/5 - , Meg Greene - ⭐️⭐️

4. Plot - child gives their mother a present

5. Plot - char does something nice for someone else
22/5 - ADHD for Smart Ass Women: How to Fall in Love with Your Neurodivergent Brain, Tracy Otsuka - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"When my son first arrived there for college, my husband and I decided that we’d pay for the two of them to go out to a nice dinner together every Sunday night." p.142

6. Plot - daughter grieves mother
16/5 - Thursday's Child, Eartha Kitt - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"I just stared and wondered if my mother were going to heaven or hell." p.37

7. Char - baby
14/5 - How to ADHD: An Insider's Guide to Working with Your Brain, Jessica McCabe - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
“I can’t get up—the baby is sleeping!” p.101

8. Text - 'mother'
3/5 - Mankind Beyond Earth: The History, Science, and Future of Human Space Exploration, Claude A. Piantadosi - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"months in a mother ship" p.241

9. Plot - mother protects family
19/5 - Funny, You Don't Look Autistic: A Comedian's Guide to Life on the Spectrum, Michael McCreary - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"My mom...was talking to the judge...complained about the unclear wording and the way I’d been treated by the transit cops." p.121

10. Cover - heart
31/5 - , Jarem Sawatsky - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

11. Cover - flower
6/5 - , D.K. Publishing - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Title
12. M: 2/5 - The Madman in the White House: Sigmund Freud, Ambassador Bullitt, and the Lost Psychobiography of Woodrow Wilson, Patrick Weil - ⭐️⭐️
13. O: 23/5 - Obroni and the Chocolate Factory: An Unlikely Story of Globalization and Ghana's First Gourmet Chocolate Bar, Steven Wallace - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
14. T: 14/5 - Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Friedrich Nietzsche - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
15. H: 3/5 - Hollow: A Memoir of My Body in the Marines, Bailey Brett Williams - ⭐️⭐️
16. E: 2/5 - Experimental Psychology, Barry H. Kantowitz - ⭐️⭐️
17. R: 4/5 - The Rose of Martinique: A Life of Napoleon's Josephine, Andrea Stuart - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
18. S: 7/5 - Saturday Night: A Backstage History of Saturday Night Live, Doug Hill - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
19. D: 2/5 - Daydreaming in the Solar System: Surfing Saturn's Rings, Golfing on the Moon, and Other Adventures in Space Exploration, John E. Moores - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
20. A: 9/5 - And God Created Burton, Tom Rubython - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
21. Y: 16/5 - You Deserve This Sh!t: Get Unstuck, Find Your Path, and Become the Best Version of Yourself, Jordan Tarver - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

AFN
22. M: 3/5 - Scary Smart: The Future of Artificial Intelligence and How You Can Save Our World, Mo Gawdat - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
23. O: 13/5 - My Mama, Cass: A Memoir, Owen Elliot-Kugell - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
24. T: 8/5 - BrainChains: Discover your brain, to unleash its full potential in a hyperconnected, multitasking world, Theo Compernolle - ⭐️⭐️
25. H: 9/5 - Blue Machine: How the Ocean Shapes Our World, Helen Czerski - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
26. E: 31/5 - The Weight of Sand: My 450 Days Held Hostage in the Sahara, Édith Blais - ⭐️⭐️
27. R: 7/5 - Down to Earth Dharma: Insight Meditation to Awaken the Heart, Rebecca Bradshaw - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
28. S: 2/5 - Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives, Siddharth Kara - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
29. D: 4/5 - Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence, Doris Pilkington - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
30. A: 3/5 - Bucket List Adventures: 10 Incredible Journeys to Experience Before You Die, Annette White - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
31. Y: 29/5 - Target Tehran: How Israel Is Using Sabotage, Cyberwarfare, Assassination – and Secret Diplomacy – to Stop a Nuclear Iran and Create a New Middle East, Yonah Jeremy Bob - ⭐️⭐️

ALN
32. M: 2/5 - The Psychology of Stupidity: Explained by Some of the World's Smartest People, Jean-François Marmion - ⭐️
33. O: 2/5 - Resurrection Science: Conservation, De-extinction and the Precarious Future of Wild Things, M.R. O'Connor - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
34. T: 12/5 - The 10 Critical Laws of Relationship: Your Relationships Define Your Future, Robb Thompson - ⭐️⭐️
35. H: 4/5 - When You're Falling, Dive: Acceptance, Freedom and Possibility, Cheri Huber - ⭐️⭐️
36. E: 2/5 - 100 Deadly Skills: The SEAL Operative's Guide to Eluding Pursuers, Evading Capture, and Surviving Any Dangerous Situation, Clint Emerson - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
37. R: 3/5 - We Are Everywhere: Protest, Power, and Pride In The History of Queer Liberation, Matthew Riemer - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
38. S: 10/5 - Jupiters Travels: Four Years Around the World on a Triumph, Ted Simon - ⭐️
39. D: 23/5 - Nine Lives: My time as the MI6's top spy inside al-Qaeda, Aimen Dean - ⭐️⭐️
40. A: 2/5 - Flee 9-5: Get 6 - 7 Figures and Do What You Love, Ben Angel - ⭐️⭐️
41. Y: 19/5 - Marching Powder, Rusty Young - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Charlotte]

I'm in for Hugs and Kisses: 10 books

Progress Total: 16/10+

Progress: 7/11

Option # 1: Show your love
~Read a book that features a mother and daughter(s) character(s)
The Royal Ranger: A New Beginning John Flanagan 5/8/25 - Cassandra (mother) and Maddie (daughter)
~Read a book with "Love" in the title.
~Read a book that shows a mom hugging her child(ren) on the cover.
~Read a book in which a son or daughter gives mom a present.
~Read a book where a character does something nice for someone else.
Escape from Falaise John Flanagan 5/24/25 - Maddie (MC) and Will (MC) help and save a prince for nothing, that is nice of them.
~Read a book in which a daughter misses or grieves for her mother.
Ember Falls S.D. Smtih 6/11/25 - One of the MC's, Heather, misses her mother because her mother was kidnapped by the wolves.
~Read a book that has a baby in the story.
The Green Ember S.D. Smith 6/6/25 - Picket and Heather (two MC's) have a baby brother
~Read a book with the word "mother " in the text.
The Missing Prince John Flanagan 5/21/25 - p54
~Read a book in which a mother protects her family
The Lost Stories John Flanagan 5/4/25 - Will's (MC) mother died protecting him and herself from thieves that were robbing their house.
~Read a book with a heart(s) on the cover.
~Read a book with a flower(s) on the cover.
Ember’s End S.D. Smith 6/21/25 - there are flowers on the cover

Progress: 9/10

Option # 2: Spell- it -Out
M - The Tournament at Gorlan John Flanagan 5/29/25 - Morgarath (Character) (M)
O - The Last Archer S.D. Smith 6/24/25 - Owen (Character) (O)
T - The Crown Kiera Cass 5/20/25
H - The Battle of Hackham Heath John Flanagan 6/1/25 - Halt (MC) (H)
E - Ember Rising S.D. Smith 6/16/25 - Ember (E)
R - The Red Fox Clan John Flanagan 5/13/25 - Red (R)
S - Happily Ever After Kiera Cass 6/17/25 - The Selection (S)

D - Duel at Araluen John Flanagan 5/17/25 - Duel (D)
A - The First Fowler S.D. Smith 6/26/25 - Aubrey (A)
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[Claire]

Option # 2: Spell- it -Out
Spell out the word "Mother's Day".

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[Connie N.]

Spell-out for me!

May: Mother’s Day
Timeframe: 5/1/25 to 6/30/25
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[Jess]

Mama's Day Challenge
Duration: 1 May - 30 June

Books ~ 1/10

LEVELS:
Mother's Day Flowers: 5 books
Hugs and Kisses: 10 books
Breakfast in Bed: 20 books
A Mother's Love: 25 + books

Option # 1: Show your love

~Read a book that features a mother and daughter(s) character(s)
The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery 05/05
~Read a book with "Love" in the title.
~Read a book that shows a mom hugging her child(ren) on the cover.
~Read a book in which a son or daughter gives mom a present.
~Read a book where a character does something nice for someone else.
~Read a book in which a daughter misses or grieves for her mother.
~Read a book that has a baby in the story.
~Read a book with the word "mother " in the text.
~Read a book in which a mother protects her family
~Read a book with a heart(s) on the cover.
~Read a book with a flower(s) on the cover.

[Charlotte]

Completed

Hugs and Kisses: 10 books

Progress Total: 16/10+

Progress: 7/11

Option # 1: Show your love
~Read a book that features a mother and daughter(s) character(s)
The Royal Ranger: A New Beginning John Flanagan 5/8/25 - Cassandra (mother) and Maddie (daughter)
~Read a book with "Love" in the title.
~Read a book that shows a mom hugging her child(ren) on the cover.
~Read a book in which a son or daughter gives mom a present.
~Read a book where a character does something nice for someone else.
Escape from Falaise John Flanagan 5/24/25 - Maddie (MC) and Will (MC) help and save a prince for nothing, that is nice of them.
~Read a book in which a daughter misses or grieves for her mother.
Ember Falls S.D. Smtih 6/11/25 - One of the MC's, Heather, misses her mother because her mother was kidnapped by the wolves.
~Read a book that has a baby in the story.
The Green Ember S.D. Smith 6/6/25 - Picket and Heather (two MC's) have a baby brother
~Read a book with the word "mother " in the text.
The Missing Prince John Flanagan 5/21/25 - p54
~Read a book in which a mother protects her family
The Lost Stories John Flanagan 5/4/25 - Will's (MC) mother died protecting him and herself from thieves that were robbing their house.
~Read a book with a heart(s) on the cover.
~Read a book with a flower(s) on the cover.
Ember’s End S.D. Smith 6/21/25 - there are flowers on the cover

Progress: 9/10

Option # 2: Spell- it -Out
M - The Tournament at Gorlan John Flanagan 5/29/25 - Morgarath (Character) (M)
O - The Last Archer S.D. Smith 6/24/25 - Owen (Character) (O)
T - The Crown Kiera Cass 5/20/25
H - The Battle of Hackham Heath John Flanagan 6/1/25 - Halt (MC) (H)
E - Ember Rising S.D. Smith 6/16/25 - Ember (E)
R - The Red Fox Clan John Flanagan 5/13/25 - Red (R)
S - Happily Ever After Kiera Cass 6/17/25 - The Selection (S)

D - Duel at Araluen John Flanagan 5/17/25 - Duel (D)
A - The First Fowler S.D. Smith 6/26/25 - Aubrey (A)
Y -