Rules: ◈ All book formats are acceptable. ◈ Books must be at least 150 pages. ◈ You may post a list in advance, or post as you go. Changes can be made to your list at any time. ◈ Please provide the book title/author link for each book read, as well as the date finished. ◈ After you have completed the challenge, please re-post your list as a new message.
1. Nemo - Nemo is a juvenile clownfish (which are usually white/yellow or white/orange) with a too-small fin. Read a children's book OR a book with clowns or a circus element OR a book with an orange or yellow or white cover OR a book with a handicapped character.
2. Marlin - Marlin is Nemo's father and lives in the Great Barrier Reef. So read a book about a father/son relationship OR a book where the hero is a father OR a book set in Australia or New Zealand.
3. Dory - Dory is a pacific regal blue tang (a blue fish with a yellow tail) with short-term memory loss. It is seen in reefs of East Africa, Japan, Samoa, New Caledonia, and the Great Barrier Reef. Read a book with a blue or yellow cover OR a book where a character has amnesia OR set in any of the above locations.
4. Gill - Gill is a Moorish Idol, a common inhabitant of tropical reefs and lagoons. The moorish idol got its name from the Moors of Africa, who purportedly believe the fish to be a bringer of happiness. So read a book set in Africa OR set in a tropical setting OR has a happy ending.
5. Bloat - Bloat is a pufferfish, generally believed to be the second–most poisonous vertebrates in the world. Pufferfish is considered a delicacy in Japan, Korea and China. Read a mystery book where poison is the cause of death OR a book set in Japan, Korea or China OR has an overweight character.
6. Peach - Peach is a starfish. This sea star has five stout rays (arms). While most individuals are purple, they can be orange, orange-ochre, yellow, reddish, or brown. Read a book with a star or a fish on the cover OR a book with a purple, orange, yellow, red or brown cover OR has fruit on the cover.
7. Gurgle - Gurgle is a royal gamma. The fish begins as a dark purple starting at the head which fades mid-body to yellow at the tail. Their natural habitat includes the Bahamas, Venezuela and the Lesser Antilles (basically the Caribbean). Read a book with a purple or yellow cover OR set in the Bahamas, South America or the Caribbean.
8. Bubbles - Bubbles is a yellow tang which can grow 6-8 inches long and are a brilliant yellow in color and they are semi-aggressive. Read a book with an alpha hero (or heroine) OR a book with a yellow cover OR a book that is #6 or #8 in a series.
9. Deb and Flo - Deb is a four-striped damselfish (a white body with four black stripes) which can reach up to 4 inches in length. Flo is her reflection. Read a book with the number 4 in the title OR four words in the title OR has a white and black cover OR a book where a character has a split personality.
10. Jacques - Jacques is a pacific cleaner shrimp which eats parasites and dead tissue. Read a book about a serial killer/undertaker/morgue technician/coroner OR a book under 150 pages (a shrimp).
11. Nigel - Nigel is an Australian Pelican which is medium-sized by pelican standards. The pale, pinkish bill is enormous, even by pelican standards, and is the largest bill in the avian world. Prefers large expanses of open water without too much aquatic vegetation. Read a book set in Australia OR the longest book on your TBR OR a book set near or in water OR has water on the cover OR has a bird on the cover.
12. Squirt - Squirt is a sea turtle which range throughout tropical seas around the world. Females crawl out on beaches, dig nests and lay eggs during the night. Those that reach maturity may live to age 80 in the wild. Their common name derives from the usually green fat found beneath their upper shell. Read a book with a main character over 80 years old OR a book with a green cover OR set in a tropical location.
13. Mr. Ray - Mr. Ray is a spotted eagle ray which can be found in tropical regions, including off the coast of North Carolina and down to Florida, the West-Pacific Ocean and also in northern Japan and Australia. Read a book with "Mister" in the title OR a character named Ray OR set in NC, FL, Japan, Australia or any of the West Pacific Islands.
14. Bruce - Bruce is a great white shark which reaches maturity at around 15 years of age. The best selling novel Jaws by Peter Benchley and the subsequent blockbuster film by Steven Spielberg depicted the great white shark as a "ferocious man eater". In reality, humans are not the preferred prey of the great white shark. Read Jaws OR a young adult book OR a book with a character or author named Bruce.
15. Anchor - Anchor is a hammerhead shark which are often seen during the day in big schools. The hammerhead populations have declined by over 95% in the past 30 years. Among the reasons for this drop off are over-fishing and the rise in demand for shark fins. Read a book with an anchor on the cover or in the title OR a book with a handyman character OR a book about fishing or a character who goes fishing OR a plot with a school setting.
16. Chum - Chum is a mako shark which can be found from the surface down to depths of 490 ft, normally far from land though occasionally closer to shore, around islands or inlets and is found in the Gulf Stream or warmer offshore waters. Read a book with more than 490 pages OR set in or around an island OR in a warm location.
17. Tad - Tad is a yellow longnose butterflyfish which is known in the Hawaiian language as lauwiliwilinukunukuʻoiʻoi. Read a book set in Hawaii OR with a yellow cover OR with a butterfly or a fish on the cover or in the title.
18. Pearl- Pearl is a flapjack octopus which live off California coast and islands of Japan. These species are also known as the flapjack devilfishes. Read a book with a pearl on the cover or in the title OR a book set in California or Japan OR a story where pancakes are served.
19. Sheldon - Sheldon is a juvenile seahorse. Seahorse is the title given to forty-seven species of marine fish in the genus Hippocampus. "Hippocampus" comes from the Ancient Greek hippos meaning "horse" and kampos meaning "sea monster". The male seahorse is equipped with a brood pouch on the ventral, or front-facing, side. When mating, the female seahorse deposits up to 1,500 eggs in the male's pouch. The male carries the eggs for 9 to 45 days until the seahorses emerge fully developed, but very small. Once the seahorses are released into the water, the male's role is done and he offers no further care. Read a young adult book OR set in Greece OR has a sea monster in the story OR a character/author named Sheldon OR a plot involving a single mother.
20. Dr. Philip Sherman - Dr. Sherman is a dentist who captures Nemo and puts him in his office aquarium. Read a book with a character who is a dentist OR a plot where a character gets kidnapped OR a character/author named Philip or Sherman.
Duration: 6 months
Rules:
◈ All book formats are acceptable.
◈ Books must be at least 150 pages.
◈ You may post a list in advance, or post as you go. Changes can be made to your list at any time.
◈ Please provide the book title/author link for each book read, as well as the date finished.
◈ After you have completed the challenge, please re-post your list as a new message.
1. Nemo - Nemo is a juvenile clownfish (which are usually white/yellow or white/orange) with a too-small fin. Read a children's book OR a book with clowns or a circus element OR a book with an orange or yellow or white cover OR a book with a handicapped character.
2. Marlin - Marlin is Nemo's father and lives in the Great Barrier Reef. So read a book about a father/son relationship OR a book where the hero is a father OR a book set in Australia or New Zealand.
3. Dory - Dory is a pacific regal blue tang (a blue fish with a yellow tail) with short-term memory loss. It is seen in reefs of East Africa, Japan, Samoa, New Caledonia, and the Great Barrier Reef. Read a book with a blue or yellow cover OR a book where a character has amnesia OR set in any of the above locations.
4. Gill - Gill is a Moorish Idol, a common inhabitant of tropical reefs and lagoons. The moorish idol got its name from the Moors of Africa, who purportedly believe the fish to be a bringer of happiness. So read a book set in Africa OR set in a tropical setting OR has a happy ending.
5. Bloat - Bloat is a pufferfish, generally believed to be the second–most poisonous vertebrates in the world. Pufferfish is considered a delicacy in Japan, Korea and China. Read a mystery book where poison is the cause of death OR a book set in Japan, Korea or China OR has an overweight character.
6. Peach - Peach is a starfish. This sea star has five stout rays (arms). While most individuals are purple, they can be orange, orange-ochre, yellow, reddish, or brown. Read a book with a star or a fish on the cover OR a book with a purple, orange, yellow, red or brown cover OR has fruit on the cover.
7. Gurgle - Gurgle is a royal gamma. The fish begins as a dark purple starting at the head which fades mid-body to yellow at the tail. Their natural habitat includes the Bahamas, Venezuela and the Lesser Antilles (basically the Caribbean). Read a book with a purple or yellow cover OR set in the Bahamas, South America or the Caribbean.
8. Bubbles - Bubbles is a yellow tang which can grow 6-8 inches long and are a brilliant yellow in color and they are semi-aggressive. Read a book with an alpha hero (or heroine) OR a book with a yellow cover OR a book that is #6 or #8 in a series.
9. Deb and Flo - Deb is a four-striped damselfish (a white body with four black stripes) which can reach up to 4 inches in length. Flo is her reflection. Read a book with the number 4 in the title OR four words in the title OR has a white and black cover OR a book where a character has a split personality.
10. Jacques - Jacques is a pacific cleaner shrimp which eats parasites and dead tissue. Read a book about a serial killer/undertaker/morgue technician/coroner OR a book under 150 pages (a shrimp).
11. Nigel - Nigel is an Australian Pelican which is medium-sized by pelican standards. The pale, pinkish bill is enormous, even by pelican standards, and is the largest bill in the avian world. Prefers large expanses of open water without too much aquatic vegetation. Read a book set in Australia OR the longest book on your TBR OR a book set near or in water OR has water on the cover OR has a bird on the cover.
12. Squirt - Squirt is a sea turtle which range throughout tropical seas around the world. Females crawl out on beaches, dig nests and lay eggs during the night. Those that reach maturity may live to age 80 in the wild. Their common name derives from the usually green fat found beneath their upper shell. Read a book with a main character over 80 years old OR a book with a green cover OR set in a tropical location.
13. Mr. Ray - Mr. Ray is a spotted eagle ray which can be found in tropical regions, including off the coast of North Carolina and down to Florida, the West-Pacific Ocean and also in northern Japan and Australia. Read a book with "Mister" in the title OR a character named Ray OR set in NC, FL, Japan, Australia or any of the West Pacific Islands.
14. Bruce - Bruce is a great white shark which reaches maturity at around 15 years of age. The best selling novel Jaws by Peter Benchley and the subsequent blockbuster film by Steven Spielberg depicted the great white shark as a "ferocious man eater". In reality, humans are not the preferred prey of the great white shark. Read Jaws OR a young adult book OR a book with a character or author named Bruce.
15. Anchor - Anchor is a hammerhead shark which are often seen during the day in big schools. The hammerhead populations have declined by over 95% in the past 30 years. Among the reasons for this drop off are over-fishing and the rise in demand for shark fins. Read a book with an anchor on the cover or in the title OR a book with a handyman character OR a book about fishing or a character who goes fishing OR a plot with a school setting.
16. Chum - Chum is a mako shark which can be found from the surface down to depths of 490 ft, normally far from land though occasionally closer to shore, around islands or inlets and is found in the Gulf Stream or warmer offshore waters. Read a book with more than 490 pages OR set in or around an island OR in a warm location.
17. Tad - Tad is a yellow longnose butterflyfish which is known in the Hawaiian language as lauwiliwilinukunukuʻoiʻoi. Read a book set in Hawaii OR with a yellow cover OR with a butterfly or a fish on the cover or in the title.
18. Pearl- Pearl is a flapjack octopus which live off California coast and islands of Japan. These species are also known as the flapjack devilfishes. Read a book with a pearl on the cover or in the title OR a book set in California or Japan OR a story where pancakes are served.
19. Sheldon - Sheldon is a juvenile seahorse. Seahorse is the title given to forty-seven species of marine fish in the genus Hippocampus. "Hippocampus" comes from the Ancient Greek hippos meaning "horse" and kampos meaning "sea monster". The male seahorse is equipped with a brood pouch on the ventral, or front-facing, side. When mating, the female seahorse deposits up to 1,500 eggs in the male's pouch. The male carries the eggs for 9 to 45 days until the seahorses emerge fully developed, but very small. Once the seahorses are released into the water, the male's role is done and he offers no further care. Read a young adult book OR set in Greece OR has a sea monster in the story OR a character/author named Sheldon OR a plot involving a single mother.
20. Dr. Philip Sherman - Dr. Sherman is a dentist who captures Nemo and puts him in his office aquarium. Read a book with a character who is a dentist OR a plot where a character gets kidnapped OR a character/author named Philip or Sherman.