June: World Ocean's Day Reading Challenge

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

June 8 th is World Oceans Day so join us as we celebrate, protect and restore our oceans with a reading challenge.

Duration: June -July

Rules: Complete the tasks below. Minimum page is 100. Tasks may be completed more than once but only one book /task. Any format is acceptable.

Levels:
Plankton: 1-8 books
Star Fish: 9-17 books
Conservation : 18-26 books
Ocean Blue : 27 books

Option 1: Spell out the word "Ocean"

Option 2: Spell out the five (5) Oceans:
Pacific
Indian
Atlantic
Southern
Arctic

Option 3: Complete the tasks below
Read a book with a blue cover ( more than 50 % blue )
Read a book with a green cover ( more than 50% green)
Read a book with an ocean name in the title ( Pacific, Indian, Altlantic, Southern, Artic)
Read a book in which characters swim in the ocean
Read a book set on the ocean
Read a book with an ocean on the cover
Read a book in which something is divided ( time, money, property, etc )
Read a book with the word "tide" in the text
Read a book with the letters "water " in the title
Read a book with "starfish" in the text
Read a book with the letters "plastic" in the title
Read a book in which the word "pollution" can be found in the text
Read a book in which a character is protecting the ocean or the marine life in it

(*)Spell-it-Out Rules
Using the first letter in the book’s title, the first letter of the series name, the first letter in the author’s first or last name, or the first letter of a character’s first, last, or nick-name, or the first letter in the audiobook narrators first or last name.
If you are reading a translated version, you can also use the first letter of the translator's first or last name.

As always, if the first letter of a title starts with ‘A’, ‘An’, ‘The’, etc., you may use the first letter of the second word in the title to spell out your chosen word.

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Participants

Agnieszka
Allegra
Amy

Cassandra
Cindy III
Connie N

Emily

Hazel

Katherine
kristina
kristina Round 2

Li'l Owl
Lindsay

Mamacita

♎ Nereta♎
Nicole

Pam from Maine

Sallie ( GeorgiaGirl)
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Stormie ~ Book Dragon~
Suzanne
SuzanneRound 2

Tina ❣

Wolf (Alpha)
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[Allegra]

Count me in!

OK. So it looks like I was the first one in, and then promptly forgot about this. Can you say Over-Challenged? Guess I'll be heading back to see what I can pick up.


Read a book with a blue cover ( more than 50 % blue )--Charlotte's Web
Read a book with a green cover ( more than 50% green)--You Don't Look Your Age: And Other Fairy Tales
Read a book with an ocean name in the title ( Pacific, Indian, Altlantic, Southern, Artic)
Read a book in which characters swim in the ocean--Skeleton Key
Read a book set on the ocean--Crab Wars: A Tale of Horseshoe Crabs, Bioterrorism, and Human Health
Read a book with an ocean on the cover--The Lightning Thief
Read a book in which something is divided ( time, money, property, etc )--Lost: A Novel
Read a book with the word "tide" in the text--The Ice Twins
Read a book with the letters "water " in the title--Humorists: From Hogarth to Noel Coward
Read a book with "starfish" in the text
Read a book with the letters "plastic" in the title--Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography
Read a book in which the word "pollution" can be found in the text--Under the Lights and in the Dark: Untold Stories of Women's Soccer
Read a book in which a character is protecting the ocean or the marine life in it--Where'd You Go, Bernadette

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Welcome Allegra & kristina

[Nicole]

🌊 World Oceans Day 🌊

Level: Ocean Blue (27 books)

Option 2: Spell out the five (5) Oceans

35/35 completed

🌊 Pacific 🌊
✓ P: Hot Heir by Pippa Grant (05/06) ★★
✓ A: The Accidentals by Sarina Bowen (14/06) ★★★
✓ C: Whiskey Chaser by Lucy Score & Claire Kingsley (04/06) ★★★★
✓ I: I Bet You by Ilsa Madden-Mills (01/06) ★★★★
✓ F: Fix Her Up by Tessa Bailey (11/06) ★★★★
✓ I: I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You (Gallagher Girls, #1) by Ally Carter (13/06) ★★
✓ C: Coldhearted Boss by R.S. Grey (07/06) ★★★★



🌊 Indian 🌊
✓ I: In the Black by Sheryl Nantus (29/06) ★★
✓ N: Night Diver by Elizabeth Lowell (28/06) ★★★
✓ D: Down with Love by Kate Meader (06/06) ★★★
✓ I: Boyfriend Bargain by Ilsa Madden-Mills (23/06) ★★★
✓ A: You Got Me by Mercy Amare (21/06) ★★
✓ N: Nightchaser by Amanda Bouchet (04/07) ★★★



🌊 Atlantic 🌊
✓ A: Wait for You by J. Lynn & Jennifer L. Armentrout (22/06) ★★★
✓ T: Tell Me It's Real by T.J. Klune (02/06) ★★
✓ L: Predator's Serenade by Rosanna Leo (14/06) ★★
✓ A: Unscrupulous by Avery Aster (28/06) ★★
✓ N: The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (19/07) ★★★★
✓ T: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (24/06) ★★★★
✓ I: In Walked Trouble by Christina Elle (07/07) ★★★
✓ C: We'll Meet Again by Mary Higgins Clark (08/06) ★★



🌊 Southern 🌊
✓ S: Stray by Rachel Vincent (17/06) ★★★
✓ O: On the Rocks by Erin Duffy (23/06) ★★
✓ U: The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella (09/06) ★★★
✓ T: Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson (03/06) ★★★
✓ H: Bad at Love by Karina Halle (16/06) ★★
✓ E: Marriage for One by Ella Maise (02/06) ★★★
✓ R: Dimitri by Roxie Rivera (12/06) ★★
✓ N: The Nerd and the Marine by D.R. Grady (14/07) ★★



🌊 Arctic 🌊
✓ A: Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage by Jennifer Ashley (30/06) ★★
✓ R: Forgotten Sins by Rebecca Zanetti (16/06) ★★★
✓ C: Crazy Pucking Love by Cindi Madsen (20/06) ★★
✓ T: Tempting Danger by Eileen Wilks (21/06) ★★★
✓ I: Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews (14/07) ★★★
✓ C: Losing It by Cora Carmack (22/06) ★★

[Amy]

First challenge I will be participating in! :)

Level: Plankton 1-8 books

Option 1: Spell out OCEAN

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[Agnieszka]

Amy wrote: "First challenge I will be participating in! :)..."

Good for you! But be aware - challenges are highly addictive - I started my first around 4 years ago and now I have so many going on I lost track a long time ago - but they are so fun I keep on going (and adding more as you see *grins*)


I'm going for all 3 options and just see how many I can complete in two months :-)

World Oceans Day
Duration: 6/1/19 - 7/31/19
Level: Ocean Blue (27+ books)
Completed: 51/27+
no page minimum, Tasks may be completed more than once


Option 3: Complete the tasks below (11/13)
✓ Read a book with a blue cover (50+%) Pismo Święte: Nowy Testament z księgami Psalmów i Przysłów by Anonymous & LOGOS MEDIA 5* 7/4 lit. transl: Holy Scripture: New Testament With The Books of Psalms and Proverbs
✓ Read a book with a green cover (50+%) Mansfield Park by Jane Austen 3* 6/13
✓ Read a book with an ocean on the cover Dark Path by Melissa F. Miller 3* 7/17

Read a book with an ocean name in the title (Pacific, Indian, Altlantic, Southern, Arctic)
✓ Read a book with the letters "water " in the title War of the Roses by Iris Morland 2* 6/12 WAr of ThE Roses
✓ Read a book with the letters "plastic" in the title The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows 5* 6/16 The guernsey LIterAry and Potato peel pie SoCiety

✓ Read a book with the word "tide" in the text Kindred Spirits by Summer Lee 3* 6/19 She gave Gola a hefty sum to tide her over until her next job ... (p 72)
✓ Read a book with "starfish" in the text The Prayer Box by Lisa Wingate 5* 6/30 ...a tiny bottle found nearby the carcass of a shipwreck, a small starfish, a photo of Iola and Isabelle... (p 232)
✓ Read a book in which the word "pollution" can be found in the text Sheltered by the SEAL book 2 in HERO Force Box Set 1 by Amy Gamet 4* 8/4 ...the acrid smell of gunpowder polluting the air. (loc. 4034)

✓ Read a book in which characters swim in the ocean Forever Guarded by Kathleen Brooks 5* 6/2 - after a kidnapping FMC saved her life by jumping from the yacht and swam in the Indian Ocean to the next island
✓ Read a book set on the ocean Divorced, Desperate and Dangerous by Christie Craig book 2 in Three Southern Beaches: A Summer Beach Read Box Set 3* 6/25 - set on a fictional island in southern Georgia
✓ Read a book in which something is divided (time, money, property, etc) Mein unglaubliches Leben mit einem Mann, der sein Gedächtnis verlor und nach 25 Jahren wiederfand. by Ute Jäger & Bettina Klee 5* 6/13 lit. transl: My Unbelievable Life With A Husband Who Lost His Memory And Re-gained (actually Found) It 25 Years Later - FMC divided her time between her husband in hospital/care & rehabilitation facility and her infant daughter
✓ Read a book in which a character is protecting the ocean or the marine life in it Forever Notorious by Kathleen Brooks 5* 6/17 - several members of a cult-like enviromental protection organisation

[Agnieszka]

First letter: title; series name; author’s, narrator's or translator's first or last name; a character’s first, last, or nick-name / articles may be ignored

Option 1: Spell out the word "Ocean" (5/5)
O: On Rocks and Clouds by P. Wesley Lundburg 4* 7/9
C: Catherine Ryan Hyde: Das Wunder der Unschuld=Pay It Forward 6* 7/8
E: Eve Dallas=In Death #35 Verführerische Täuschung=Delusion in Death by J.D. Robb 5* 6/1
A: Asperger's on the Inside by Michelle Vines 4* 6/16
N: Nähen lernen: Von den Grundlagen zum Lieblingsmodell by Anna Fischer & Katrin Korch 3* 7/6 lit. transl: Learning To Sew: From the Basics (as in basic knowledge) To Favorite Piece (or Pattern)

Option 2: Spell out the five Oceans (35/35)
Pacific (7/7)
P: What's So Amazing About Grace? by Philip Yancey 4* 6/21
A: A Redneck's Guide: Dear John by Jeff Todd 2* 7/3
C: Chronisch hoffnungsvoll: Stärke finden in einem Leben mit Krankheit by Kerstin Wendel 5* 7/8 lit. transl: Chronically Hopeful: To Find Strength In A Life With Illness
I: Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb 5* 7/1
F: Flynn, Joseph: Tall Man in Ray-Bans 3* 7/3
I: The Isaac Project by Sarah Monzon 4* 6/23
C: Cindy Sample: Dying for a Date 4* 7/7 Laurel McKay #1

Indian (6/6)
I: In Death #4 Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb 4* 7/14
N: Night School by Lee Child 4* 6/27
D: During the Dance by Mark Lawrence 4* 6/19
I: In Schönheit sterben=Murder by Mudpack by J.G. Goodhind 3* 7/16
A: Antonio Dark Path by Melissa F. Miller 3* 7/17
N: Nur der Hamster war Zeuge: Soko Elsbeth ermittelt by Heike Hoyer 3* 6/4 lit. transl: The Hamster Was The Only Witness: Task Force Elsbeth

Atlantic (8/8)
A: Alice Bryson (FMC's niece, ) My Heart's Desire by Kate Pearce book 2 in Gift of Desire 4* 6/12
T: Taught by my Stepbrother by Kenzie Haven 4* 6/14
L: Love Storm by Jennifer McNare 5* 6/4
A: Arlene Dothan W mroku przeszłości=After Dark by Beverly Barton 3* 6/29
N: Noelle Adams: One Night with her Bodyguard 5* 6/14
T: Der Tod ist kein Gourmet=Wicked Words by J.G. Goodhind 3* 7/18 (der is one of the German articles)
I: Ida Belle Gator Bait by Jana Deleon 5* 7/23
C: Christie Craig: Only in Texas 3* 7/11

Southern (8/8)
S: Sturm im Paradies by Elisabeth Büchle 6* 6/18 lit. transl: Storm in Paradise
O: Olivia Stranded with the SEAL book 1 in HERO Force Box Set by Amy Gamet 4* 7/12
U: Updike: John: My Father's Tears 2* 6/17
T: Teased by my Stepbrother by Kenzie Haven 3* 6/14
H: Haven, Kenzie: Bound by my Stepbrother 4* 6/14
E: Equinox by David Manoa 3* 7/9/19 (38)
R: Race Against Time by Kimberley Woodhouse & Kayla R. Woodhouse 3* 7/5 - A-MC
N: Nikki Haverstock: Death on the Range 4* 6/24

Arctic (6/6)
A: Alcott, Louisa May: Little Women book 1 in Little Women Collection: Little Women, Little Men, Eight Cousins and More 4* 7/15
R: Regina Baker: How to Let Go and Let God 3* 7/9
C: Cassie Memory Man=Memory Man by David Baldacci 5* 7/20
T: Tessa (FMC) Dark Alleys by Lillian Duncan 4* 6/24
I: Ida Belle Hook, Line and Blinker by Jana Deleon 4* 7/24
C: Cole, Lyndsey & Ginny Gold: Sliced Up 2* 7/29
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[Cindy III]

World Ocean's Day Reading Challenge
June 8 th is World Oceans Day so join us as we celebrate, protect and restore our oceans with a reading challenge.

Duration: June -July

Rules: Complete the tasks below. Minimum page is 100. Tasks may be completed more than once but only one book /task. Any format is acceptable.

Levels: Plankton: 1-8 books, 7 of 8
Star Fish: 9-17 books
Conservation : 18-26 books
Ocean Blue : 27 books

Option 1: Spell out the word "Ocean"

O Orlev, Uri - Run, Boy, Run 6.17 - 28
C Charlotte's Web 6.1 - 3
E elizabeth acevedo the poet x 7.12 -
A Aurora Rising 6.12 - 23
N now

Option 2: Spell out the five (5) Oceans:
Pacific

P Prizefighter en Mi Casa 6.5 - 7
A Ace of Shades 7.4 - 15
C A Curse So Dark and Lonely 6.12 - 7.25
I Masaji Ishikawa - A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea
F feels like home/fat angie
I the investigation
C chi-young kim trans. the hen who dreamed she could fly

Indian
I ice wolves
N neil gaiman coraline
D The Distance Between Us
I the irresistible rogue
A the alienist/albert camus the fall
N notes from the dog

Atlantic
A atia abawi a land of permanent goodbyes
T Tappei Nagatsuki - Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, Vol. 1 6.8 -
L love from a - z
A almond, david skellig
N nalini singh - rock courtship
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Southern
S soul of the sword/sing down the moon
O Old Yeller 7.17
U the untamed earl
T this is not a werewolf story
H the halloween tree
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N nahoko uehashi the beast player/north and south

Arctic
A alexander, lloyd the book of three
R r.j. palacio wonder
C catherine reef victoria
T time cat
I ireland, justina
C chronicle of a last summer

Option 3: Complete the tasks below
Read a book with a blue cover ( more than 50 % blue )
Love From A to Z

Read a book with a green cover ( more than 50% green)
Newt's Emerald

Read a book with an ocean name in the title ( Pacific, Indian, Altlantic, Southern, Artic)
Atlantic: Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms & a Vast Ocean of a Million Stories, Pacific: The Ocean of the Future

Read a book in which characters swim in the ocean

Read a book set on the ocean

Read a book with an ocean on the cover

Read a book in which something is divided ( time, money, property, etc )

Read a book with the word "tide" in the text

Read a book with the letters "water " in the title
Between the Water and the Woods

Read a book with "starfish" in the text

Read a book with the letters "plastic" in the title

Read a book in which the word "pollution" can be found in the text

Read a book in which a character is protecting the ocean or the marine life in it

(*)Spell-it-Out Rules
Using the first letter in the book’s title, the first letter of the series name, the first letter in the author’s first or last name, or the first letter of a character’s first, last, or nick-name, or the first letter in the audiobook narrators first or last name.
If you are reading a translated version, you can also use the first letter of the translator's first or last name.

As always, if the first letter of a title starts with ‘A’, ‘An’, ‘The’, etc., you may use the first letter of the second word in the title to spell out your chosen word.

[Connie N.]

World Oceans Day
Timeframe: 6/1/19 to 12/9/19
35/35
5/5 Oceans

Pacific (7/7)
P – Author Ross Petras - Unusually Stupid Americans: A Compendium of All-American Stupidity - 6/6/19 ♥♥♥♥
A - Autumn Song by Margaret Pargeter - 6/26/19 ♥♥
C - Claimed by Rebecca Zanetti - 6/17/19 ♥♥♥
I - Illegally Yours by Kate Meader - 8/25/19 ♥♥♥
F - For Kicks by Dick Francis - 6/25/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
I - Ink Flamingos by Karen E. Olson - 9/30/19 ♥♥♥♥
C - A Curve in the Road by Julianne MacLean - 6/24/19 ♥♥♥♥

Indian (6/6)
I - In the Mood Fur Love by Eve Langlais - 10/17/19 ♥♥♥
N - Author Nan Asquith - Only My Heart To Give - 6/23/19 ♥♥♥♥
D - Down with Love by Kate Meader - 6/18/19 ♥♥♥♥
I - In a Marrying Mood by Raye Morgan - 11/3/19 ♥♥♥♥
A - Author Jane Arbor - The Other Miss Donne - 6/27/19 ♥♥♥
N - Author Norton Juster - The Phantom Tollbooth - 7/17/19 ♥♥♥♥♥

Atlantic (8/8)
A - Author Gillian Archer - Ruthless - 7/9/19 ♥♥♥♥
T - Then Came You by Jill Shalvis - 6/5/19 ♥♥♥♥
L - Author Lorelei James - One Night Rodeo - 7/16/19 ♥♥♥♥
A - Author Agatha Christie - The Clocks - 8/2/19 ♥♥♥♥
N - Author Nalini Singh - Branded by Fire - 8/19/19 ♥♥♥♥
T - Author Tracy Wolff - Royal Pain - 6/4/19 ♥♥♥
I - The Inherited Bride by Rebecca Stratton - 11/30/19 ♥♥♥♥
C - Cloaked in Malice by Annette Blair - 6/16/19 ♥♥♥

Southern (8/8)
S - Second Chance Summer by Jill Shalvis - 7/5/19 ♥♥♥♥
O – One Perfect Kiss by Jaci Burton - 7/12/19 ♥♥♥♥
U – Until the End of Time by Danielle Steel - 7/24/19 ♥♥♥♥
T - Three Daughters of Madame Liang by Pearl S. Buck - 6/8/19 ♥♥♥
H - Author Greer Hendricks - The Wife Between Us - 6/12/19 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Elizabeth Hoyt - Dearest Rogue - 6/30/19 ♥♥♥♥
R - Author Robert B. Parker - Looking For Rachel Wallace - 6/20/19 ♥♥♥♥
N - Author Nancy Atherton - Aunt Dimity: Detective - 9/3/19 ♥♥♥♥

Arctic (6/6)
A - Author Agatha Christie - Ordeal by Innocence - 8/12/19 ♥♥♥♥
R – Author J.D. Robb - Obsession in Death - 6/7/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
C - A Cry In The Night by Mary Higgins Clark - 7/23/19 ♥♥♥♥
T - To Have and to Hold by Lauren Layne - 7/29/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
I - I See You Everywhere by Julia Glass - 12/9/19 ♥♥♥
C - Author Miranda P. Charles - The Unwilling Executive - 7/25/19 ♥♥♥

******CHALLENGE COMPLETE 12/9/19*****

[Lindsay]

Level: Ocean Blue (27 books)

Option 2: Spell out the five (5) Oceans

21/35 completed

Pacific (3/7)

1. P: Pieces of Her 7/13/19
2. A: A. J. Finn - The Woman in the Window 7/1/2019
3. C: Chase Andrews - Where the Crawdads Sing 6/14/2019
4. I:
5. F:
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7. C: Colie - Keeping the Moon 7/17/19

Indian (1/6)

1. I:
2. N:
3. D: Dead Inside 6/22/2019
4. I:
5. A:
6. N:

Atlantic (4/8)

1. A: After You 7/6/19
2. T: The Gold Letter 6/6/2019
3. L: Louisa Clark (main character) - Me Before You 6/28/2019
4. A: Angie Kim - Miracle Creek 7/11/19
5. N: Neil Shusterman - Scythe 7/24/19
6. T: The Murmur of Bees 6/3/2019
7. I:
8. C: Crouch, Blake - Dark Matter

Southern (8/8)

1. S: Sandhya Menon - When Dimple Met Rishi 7/3/2019
2. O: Obama, Michelle - Becoming 6/24/2019
3. U: The Unhoneymooners 7/4/2019
4. T: Tucker, K. A. - The Simple Wild 6/8/2019
5. H: Heather Morris - The Tattooist of Auschwitz 6/25/2019
6. E: Evelyn Hugo - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo 6/11/2019
7. R: Rea Frey - Because You're Mine 6/16/2019
8. N: The Nightingale 7/24/19

Arctic (4/6)

1. A:
2. R: Red, White & Royal Blue 7/21/19
3. C: Colleen Hoover - Verity 7/8/19
4. T: The Bride Test 7/5/19
5. I:
6. C: Caine, Rachel - Stillhouse Lake 7/13/19

[☁]

Option 2: Spell out the five oceans

LEVEL: Ocean Blue 35/27 books

P Spectacle character: Monsieur Patenaude | June 9
A Brave New World by Aldous Huxley | June 15
C Starworld by Audrey Coulthurst | June 20
I If You're Out There | June 8
F When the Sky Fell on Splendor character: Franny Schmidt | June 21
I One Hundred Years of Solitude character: Ursula Iguaran | June 19
C Wrath of the Dragon King character: Cerebrant | July 2

A Dig by AS King | June 22
T Fool Me Once character: Shane Tessier | July 1
L The Dark Net character: Lela | June 23
A United States of Japan character: Akiko Tsukino | June 30
N Everything All at Once: How to Unleash Your Inner Nerd, Tap into Radical Curiosity and Solve Any Problem by Bill Nye | June 7
T The Fall of Crazy House character: Tim | June 14
I Grave Mercy character: Ismae | June 21
C Genius: The Revolution character: Cai Zhang | June 27

I The Long-Lost Home character: Madame I>onesco | June 24
N Supergifted character: Noah Youkilis | June 12
D The Red Fox Clan character: Dinon | June 30
I Dark Triumph character: Ismae | June 26
A Sky Without Stars character: Alouette | June 12
N The Traitor's Game by Jennifer A. Nielsen | June 13

S The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson | June 27
O Once & Future | June 2
U Undead Girl Gang | July 10
T The Chosen by Taran Matharu | July 12
H Hello, Universe | June 6
E The Vindico character: Emily Lau | June 3
R A Gathering of Shadows character: Rhy Maresh | June 17
N Nice Try, Jane Sinner | July 5

A Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu | July 14
R Raised by Wolves | July 16
C A Conjuring of Light | June 29
T Aurora Rising character: Tyler Jones | July 15
I Mortal Heart character: Ismae | July 11
C The Storm Runner by JC Cervantes | July 3

[♎ Nereta♎]

Level: ocean blue (2/27 books)
Option 2 : Spell out the five (5) Oceans:
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[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Amy wrote: "First challenge I will be participating in! :)

Level: Plankton 1-8 books

Option 1: Spell out OCEAN

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Welcome to your first challenge! ( ha, the first of many. They are addicting and we do have a few)

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome everyone!

[Wolf (Alpha)]

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Option 3: Complete the tasks below
(view spoiler)[Read a book with a blue cover ( more than 50 % blue )
Read a book with a green cover ( more than 50% green)
Read a book with an ocean name in the title ( Pacific, Indian, Atlantic, Southern, Artic)
Read a book in which characters swim in the ocean
Read a book set on the ocean
Read a book with an ocean on the cover
Read a book in which something is divided ( time, money, property, etc )
Read a book with the word "tide" in the text
Read a book with the letters "water " in the title
Read a book with "starfish" in the text
Read a book with the letters "plastic" in the title
Read a book in which the word "pollution" can be found in the text
Read a book in which a character is protecting the ocean or the marine life in it. (hide spoiler)]

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome Wolf!

[Stormie ~ Book Dragon ~]

I am back and would like to join in!


World Oceans Day Challenge ~ June 1 - July 31, 2019
Level: Ocean Blue (27+ books)
Completed: 0/27+

Spell out the five (5) Oceans:
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Complete the tasks below

Read a book with a blue cover ( more than 50 % blue )
Read a book with a green cover ( more than 50% green)
Read a book with an ocean name in the title ( Pacific, Indian, Atlantic, Southern, Arctic)
Read a book in which characters swim in the ocean
Read a book set on the ocean
Read a book with an ocean on the cover
Read a book in which something is divided ( time, money, property, etc )
Read a book with the word "tide" in the text
Read a book with the letters "water " in the title
Read a book with "starfish" in the text
Read a book with the letters "plastic" in the title
Read a book in which the word "pollution" can be found in the text
Read a book in which a character is protecting the ocean or the marine life in it

[Suzanne]

Nothing But Reading Challenges
World Ocean's Day Reading Challenge
Duration: 6/1/2019 - 7/31/2019

Progress: 0 out of 27
Levels:
Plankton: 1-8 books
Star Fish: 9-17 books
Conservation : 18-26 books
Ocean Blue : 27 books

June 8 th is World Oceans Day so join us as we celebrate, protect and restore our oceans with a reading challenge.

Rules: Complete the tasks below. Minimum page is 100. Tasks may be completed more than once but only one book /task. Any format is acceptable.

Option 1: Spell out the word "Ocean" (5)
O: Kyoko Okazaki; Helter Skelter: Fashion Unfriendly - *** - 6/12/2019 - 320 Pages
C: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas - **** - 6/7/2019 - 419 Pages
E: An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 6/5/2019 - 336 Pages
A: Ted Anderson; My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Volume 6 - ***** - 6/30/2019 - 104 Pages
N: Nick Abadzis; Laika - **** - 6/5/2019 - 208 Pages


Option 2: Spell out the five (5) Oceans:
Pacific: (7)
P: The Promised Neverland, Tome 1 by Kaiu Shirai - **** - 6/11/2019 - 192 Pages
A: Anna Campbell; Seven Nights in a Rogue's Bed - *** - 6/18/2019 - 385 Pages
C: Joey Comeau; Bravest Warriors Vol. 1 - **** - 6/14/2019 - 128 Pages
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F: Josceline Fenton; Steven Universe and the Crystal Gems - **** - 6/8/2019 - 128 Pages
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C: Joey Comeau; Bravest Warriors Vol. 2 - **** - 6/17/2019 - 128 Pages


Indian (6)
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N: Celeste Ng; Little Fires Everywhere - ***** - 6/15/2019 - 338 Pages
D: Displacement: A Travelogue by Lucy Knisley - ***** - 6/30/2019 - 161 Pages
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Atlantic (8)
A
T: Doug TenNapel; Ghostopolis - ***** - 6/16/2019 - 272 Pages
L: Little Moments of Love by Catana Chetwynd - ***** - 6/6/2019 - 160 Pages
A
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T: Taproot by Keezy Young - ***** - 6/6/2019 - 127 Pages
I
C: Joey Comeau; Bravest Warriors Vol. 3 - **** - 6/18/2019 - 112 Pages


Southern (8)
S: Steven Universe, Vol. 2 by Jeremy Sorese - ***** - 6/8/2019 - 112 Pages
O: Molly Ostertag; The Witch Boy - ***** - 6/28/2019 - 224 Pages
U: The Unexpected Millionaire by Susan Mallery - **** - 6/7/2019 - 185 Pages
T: Kelly Thompson; Jem and the Holograms Vol. 1: Showtime - ***** - 6/26/2019 - 152 Pages
H: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas - ***** - 6/21/2019 - 512 Pages
E: Eric M. Esquivel; Bravest Warriors Vol. 4 - **** - 6/19/2019 - 128 Pages
R: Regular Show: Parks and Wreck by Molly Ostertag - *** - 6/25/2019 - 112 Pages
N: Nuts by Alice Clayton - ***** - 6/28/2019 - 308 Pages


Arctic (6)
A
R: Pamela Ribon; My Boyfriend Is a Bear - ***** - 7/8/2019 - 176 Pages
C: Circe by Madeline Miller - ***** - 6/25/2019 - 393 Pages
T
I
C: CatStronauts: Mission Moon by Drew Brockington - **** - 6/26/2019 - 160 Pages


(*)Spell-it-Out Rules
Using the first letter in the book’s title, the first letter of the series name, the first letter in the author’s first or last name, or the first letter of a character’s first, last, or nick-name, or the first letter in the audiobook narrators first or last name.
If you are reading a translated version, you can also use the first letter of the translator's first or last name.

As always, if the first letter of a title starts with ‘A’, ‘An’, ‘The’, etc., you may use the first letter of the second word in the title to spell out your chosen word.

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome back Stormie!
Welcome Suzanne!

[Nicole]

All done! Message 8

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Congratulations Nicole!

[Agnieszka]

I'm late reporting back but completed all but 2 of the tasks/letters by 7/31 and another one by 8/4. I'd given up for the last one for now :-)

Option 3 & Options 1 & 2

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Well done Agnieszka! Congratulations

[Connie N.]

All done! Thanks for the fun.

World Oceans Day
Timeframe: 6/1/19 to 12/9/19
35/35
5/5 Oceans

Pacific (7/7)
P – Author Ross Petras - Unusually Stupid Americans: A Compendium of All-American Stupidity - 6/6/19 ♥♥♥♥
A - Autumn Song by Margaret Pargeter - 6/26/19 ♥♥
C - Claimed by Rebecca Zanetti - 6/17/19 ♥♥♥
I - Illegally Yours by Kate Meader - 8/25/19 ♥♥♥
F - For Kicks by Dick Francis - 6/25/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
I - Ink Flamingos by Karen E. Olson - 9/30/19 ♥♥♥♥
C - A Curve in the Road by Julianne MacLean - 6/24/19 ♥♥♥♥

Indian (6/6)
I - In the Mood Fur Love by Eve Langlais - 10/17/19 ♥♥♥
N - Author Nan Asquith - Only My Heart To Give - 6/23/19 ♥♥♥♥
D - Down with Love by Kate Meader - 6/18/19 ♥♥♥♥
I - In a Marrying Mood by Raye Morgan - 11/3/19 ♥♥♥♥
A - Author Jane Arbor - The Other Miss Donne - 6/27/19 ♥♥♥
N - Author Norton Juster - The Phantom Tollbooth - 7/17/19 ♥♥♥♥♥

Atlantic (8/8)
A - Author Gillian Archer - Ruthless - 7/9/19 ♥♥♥♥
T - Then Came You by Jill Shalvis - 6/5/19 ♥♥♥♥
L - Author Lorelei James - One Night Rodeo - 7/16/19 ♥♥♥♥
A - Author Agatha Christie - The Clocks - 8/2/19 ♥♥♥♥
N - Author Nalini Singh - Branded by Fire - 8/19/19 ♥♥♥♥
T - Author Tracy Wolff - Royal Pain - 6/4/19 ♥♥♥
I - The Inherited Bride by Rebecca Stratton - 11/30/19 ♥♥♥♥
C - Cloaked in Malice by Annette Blair - 6/16/19 ♥♥♥

Southern (8/8)
S - Second Chance Summer by Jill Shalvis - 7/5/19 ♥♥♥♥
O – One Perfect Kiss by Jaci Burton - 7/12/19 ♥♥♥♥
U – Until the End of Time by Danielle Steel - 7/24/19 ♥♥♥♥
T - Three Daughters of Madame Liang by Pearl S. Buck - 6/8/19 ♥♥♥
H - Author Greer Hendricks - The Wife Between Us - 6/12/19 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Elizabeth Hoyt - Dearest Rogue - 6/30/19 ♥♥♥♥
R - Author Robert B. Parker - Looking For Rachel Wallace - 6/20/19 ♥♥♥♥
N - Author Nancy Atherton - Aunt Dimity: Detective - 9/3/19 ♥♥♥♥

Arctic (6/6)
A - Author Agatha Christie - Ordeal by Innocence - 8/12/19 ♥♥♥♥
R – Author J.D. Robb - Obsession in Death - 6/7/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
C - A Cry In The Night by Mary Higgins Clark - 7/23/19 ♥♥♥♥
T - To Have and to Hold by Lauren Layne - 7/29/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
I - I See You Everywhere by Julia Glass - 12/9/19 ♥♥♥
C - Author Miranda P. Charles - The Unwilling Executive - 7/25/19 ♥♥♥

******CHALLENGE COMPLETE 12/9/19*****

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Congratulations, Connie glad you enjoyed it!

[Tina ❣]

I think I'm going to mix and match the options and just see how I go during the next two months

World Oceans Day

Start: 01/06/20
Finish: 31/07/20
Level: Ocean Blue : 27 books
Read: 27

Option 1: Spell out the word "Ocean"
Read: 6/6
O - The Oath Saga (series), Whispering Wind by Karin Reeve 19/06/20
C - The Cowboy's Gamble by Mia Porter 11/06/20
E - Dragon Fever by Elsa Jade 09/06/20
A - Alec, BloodGifted by Tima Maria Lacoba 04/06/20
N - The Toll by Neal Shusterman 10/06/20

Option 2: Spell out the five (5) Oceans:
Read: 14/14

Pacific
Read: 7/7
P - Flames of Truth by A.C. Pontone 12/06/20
A - White Tiger by Jennifer Ashley 14/06/20
C - Cyrus, Elemental Fae Academy: Book Two by Lexi C. Foss 20/06/20
I - Iain, The Billionaire's Counterfeit Girlfriend by Nadia Lee 23/07/20
F - Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott 23/06/20
I - Isabelle, The Prince's Secret Baby by Holly Rayner 24/07/20
C - Caraval by Stephanie Garber 01/07/20

Southern
Read: 8/8
S - Shade Midnight Fae Academy: Book Two by Lexi C. Foss 26/07/20
O - Offred The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood 02/07/20
U - Under His Skin by Sidney Bristol 05/08/20
T - The Martian by Andy Weir 29/07/20
H - Her Snowbound Hero by Kay Stockham 30/07/20
E - Emmanuelle Dear Martin by Nic Stone 19/07/20
R - The Boss's Son - Part 1 by Sierra Rose 09/07/20
N - Jake Napleton Playing Dirty by Mickey Miller 29/06/20

Option 3: Complete the tasks below
Read: 06

Read a book with a blue cover ( more than 50 % blue )
by James Phelps 19/08/20

Read a book with a green cover ( more than 50% green)
The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James 17/07/20

Read a book with an ocean name in the title ( Pacific, Indian, Altlantic, Southern, Artic)

Read a book in which characters swim in the ocean
The Jetsetters by Amanda Eyre Ward 10/07/20

Read a book set on the ocean
Sink by M.E. Rhines 18/07/20

Read a book with an ocean on the cover
After Before Time by Robbi Neal 26/06/20

Read a book in which something is divided (time, money, property, etc)
Alien Bride: A Dark Alien Sci-Fi Romance by Penelope Woods 03/07/20

Read a book with the word "tide" in the text

Read a book with the letters "water " in the title
City Girl, Country Girl: The inspiring true stories of courageous women forging new lives in the Australian bush by Liz Harfull

Read a book with "starfish" in the text

Read a book with the letters "plastic" in the title

Read a book in which the word "pollution" can be found in the text

Read a book in which a character is protecting the ocean or the marine life in it

[Pam from Maine]

Option 3: Complete the tasks below
Read a book with a blue cover ( more than 50 % blue ) The Daughter He Never Knew (65.2%)
Read a book with a green cover ( more than 50% green)
Read a book with an ocean name in the title ( Pacific, Indian, Altlantic, Southern, Artic)
Read a book in which characters swim in the ocean Fully Involved
Read a book set on the ocean: Beach House Reunion 6/15
Read a book with an ocean on the coverThe Chance 6/20
Read a book in which something is divided ( time, money, property, etc ) The Rancher Takes a Family 7/1
Read a book with the word "tide" in the text All She Wrote
Read a book with the letters "water " in the title Welcome to Sugartown
Read a book with "starfish" in the text
Read a book with the letters "plastic" in the title
Read a book in which the word "pollution" can be found in the text
Read a book in which a character is protecting the ocean or the marine life in it

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome Sana & Pam!

[Cassandra]

I'm in! Ocean Blue level (2-35)
June - July 2020
Option 2

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F
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D
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A
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O - Once Chosen 6/1/20
U
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E - Everything I Never Told You 6/11/20
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[Mamacita aka MawMaw]

Mama's Ocean Challenge<
Duration: June -July


Levels:
Plankton: 1-8 books
Star Fish: 9-17 books
Conservation : 18-26 books
Ocean Blue : 27 books

Option 1: Spell out the word "Ocean"

Option 2: Spell out the five (5) Oceans:
Pacific
Indian
Atlantic
Southern
Arctic

Option 3: Complete the tasks below
Read a book with a blue cover ( more than 50 % blue )
Read a book with a green cover ( more than 50% green)
Read a book with an ocean name in the title ( Pacific, Indian, Altlantic, Southern, Artic)
Read a book in which characters swim in the ocean
Read a book set on the ocean
Read a book with an ocean on the cover
Read a book in which something is divided ( time, money, property, etc )
Read a book with the word "tide" in the text
Read a book with the letters "water " in the title
Read a book with "starfish" in the text
Read a book with the letters "plastic" in the title
Read a book in which the word "pollution" can be found in the text
Read a book in which a character is protecting the ocean or the marine life in it

S
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O
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& More...
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(*)Spell-it-Out Rules
(view spoiler)[Using the first letter in the book’s title, the first letter of the series name, the first letter in the author’s first or last name, or the first letter of a character’s first, last, or nick-name, or the first letter in the audiobook narrators first or last name.
If you are reading a translated version, you can also use the first letter of the translator's first or last name (hide spoiler)]

[gillian]

Comments before the challenge:
I'm really nervous because this is one of my first reading challenges ever and it'll probably take me more than 2 months to finish it. I'm really excited!! :)

Comments after the challenge:

Timeframe: 06/01/20 - 31/07/20

Current Level:
**Plankton: 1-8 books

Option 1: Spell out the word "Ocean" (1/5)
O -
C - City of Glass by Cassandra Clare ♥♥♥♥♥ 21/06
E -
A -
N -

Option 2: Spell out the five Oceans (2/35)
S -
O -
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H - How to Marry a Marquis by Julia Quinn ♥♥♥ 6/06
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N -

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F - Fence, Vol. 1 by C.S. Pacat ♥♥♥♥ 7/06
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Option 3: Complete the tasks below (1/13)
Read a book with a blue cover ( more than 50 % blue ) : Heartstopper: Volume One by Alice Oseman ♥♥♥♥♥ 14/06
Read a book with a green cover ( more than 50% green)
Read a book with an ocean name in the title ( Pacific, Indian, Altlantic, Southern, Arctic )
Read a book in which characters swim in the ocean
Read a book set on the ocean
Read a book with an ocean on the cover
Read a book in which something is divided ( time, money, property, etc )
Read a book with the word "tide" in the text
Read a book with the letters "water " in the title
Read a book with "starfish" in the text
Read a book with the letters "plastic" in the title
Read a book in which the word "pollution" can be found in the text
Read a book in which a character is protecting the ocean or the marine life in it

[Emily]

Option 3: Complete the tasks below
Read a book with a blue cover ( more than 50 % blue )
Read a book with a green cover ( more than 50% green)
Read a book with an ocean name in the title ( Pacific, Indian, Altlantic, Southern, Artic)
Read a book in which characters swim in the ocean
Read a book set on the ocean
Read a book with an ocean on the cover
Read a book in which something is divided ( time, money, property, etc )
Read a book with the word "tide" in the text
Read a book with the letters "water " in the title
Read a book with "starfish" in the text
Read a book with the letters "plastic" in the title
Read a book in which the word "pollution" can be found in the text
Read a book in which a character is protecting the ocean or the marine life in it

[Suzanne]

Nothing But Reading Challenges
World Ocean's Day Reading Challenge
Duration: 6/1/2020 - 7/31/2020

Progress: 0 out of 27
Levels:
Plankton: 1-8 books
Star Fish: 9-17 books
Conservation : 18-26 books
Ocean Blue : 27 books

June 8 th is World Oceans Day so join us as we celebrate, protect and restore our oceans with a reading challenge.

Rules: Complete the tasks below. Minimum page is 100. Tasks may be completed more than once but only one book /task. Any format is acceptable.

Option 1: Spell out the word "Ocean" (5)
O:
C:
E:
A:
N:

Option 2: Spell out the five (5) Oceans:
Pacific: (7)
P:
A:
C:
I
F:
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Indian (6)
I
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D:
I
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Atlantic (8)
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Southern (8)
S
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Arctic (6)
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(*)Spell-it-Out Rules
Using the first letter in the book’s title, the first letter of the series name, the first letter in the author’s first or last name, or the first letter of a character’s first, last, or nick-name, or the first letter in the audiobook narrators first or last name.
If you are reading a translated version, you can also use the first letter of the translator's first or last name.

As always, if the first letter of a title starts with ‘A’, ‘An’, ‘The’, etc., you may use the first letter of the second word in the title to spell out your chosen word.

[Li'l Owl]

Challenge Complete!


World Ocean Day ~ June 8
June 1 ~ August 31
Option #2: Spell Out the 5 Oceans
Level: Ocean Blue 27+ Books
🐬 27/27

Indian
I The Interrupted Tale by Maryrose Wood 7/13/20 5★'s
N Somebody’s Daughter by Carol Wyer 7/18/20 5★'s
*Natalie
D Death at Victoria Dock by Kerry Greenwood 6/9/20 5★'s
I The Unmapped Sea by Maryrose Wood 8/10/20 5★'s
*Incorrigible Children
A Her Last Whisper by Jennifer Chase 7/12/20 5★'s
*Amanda
N Dark Summer by Iris Johansen 8/25/20 4★'s
*Ned

I N D I A N

Atlantic
A The Missing Girl by Jenny Quintana 7/26/20 4★'s
*Anna
T Thicker than Water by J.D. Kirk 6/25/20 5★'s
L Flowers on Her Grave by Jennifer Chase 7/16/20 4★'s
*Linn
A The Green Mill Murder by Kerry Greenwood 7/17/20 5★'s
*Antonio
N Reflex by Dick Francis 7/23/20 5★'s
*Philip Nore
T The Twisted Knot by J.M. Peace 8/21/20 5★'s
I Longshot by Dick Francis 6/23/20 5★'s
*Ingrid
C Behind Every Lie by Christina McDonald 6/24/20 5★'s

A T L A N
T I C

Southern
S The Shadow of Your Smile by Mary Higgins Clark 7/21/20 5★'s
O Bury Them Deep: Inspector McLean 10 by James Oswald 6/18/20 5★'s
U A Hiss Before Dying by Rita Mae Brown 8/3/20 5★'s
*Sam Udall
T The Koala of Death by Betty Webb 6/12/20 5★'s
*Teddy
H Hangman by Jack Heath 6/27/20 3★'s
E Esme's Gift by Elizabeth Foster 7/29/20 5★'s
R Sneaky Pie for President by Rita Mae Brown 6/20/20 3★'s
N The Split by Sharon J. Bolton 6/13/20 4★'s
*Nate

S O U T H
E R N

Arctic
A The Safe Place by Anna Downes 7/31/20 4★'s
R Whiskers in the Dark by Rita Mae Brown 8/13/20 4★'s
T Probable Claws by Rita Mae Brown 8/5/20 5★'s
*Tucker
I Winner Kills All by R.J. Bailey 6/3/20 5★'s
*Imogen church (N)
C Cold as the Grave by James Oswald 6/7/20 5★'s

A R T I C

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Hazel wrote: "Comments before the challenge:
I'm really nervous because this is one of my first reading challenges ever and it'll probably take me more than 2 months to finish it. I'm really excited!! :)

Comm..."

Hi Hazel, no need to be nervous, have fun and I 'm really sorry but challenges become addicting. Read at your own pace and if this challenge takes you more than 2 months that's okay it just means you won't be able to collect the gem coins. If you want to collect the gem coins and it takes you more than 2 months you can use a NBRC extension gift card to extend the challenge and still collect.

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome everyone!

[Katherine]

World Ocean's Day Reading Challenge
June 1, 2020 ~ July 31, 2020

Option #2: Spell Out the 5 Oceans
Level: Ocean Blue 27+ Books

12/34 as of 7/31/2020

Pacific: 4/7
✓P- A Princess in Theory: 7/18/2020
A-
✓C- Coffee, Tea, or Murder?: 7/14/2020
I
✓F - The Fast and the Furriest: 6/17/2020
I
✓C- Cloche and Dagger: 7/23/2020

Indian: 1/6
I
N
✓D- Dragon on Trial: 7/15/2020
I
A
N

Atlantic: 4/8
A
✓T - A Time for Murder: 6/2/2020
✓L - Lady Takes the Case: 7/19/2020
A
N
✓T - Truly Devious: 6/17/2020
I
✓C - Con Lehane, Murder Off the Page: 7/24/2020

Southern: 3/8
✓S- Spy: 7/21/2020
✓O- Owls Well That Ends Well: 7/12/2020
U
✓T - Too Many Crooks Spoil the Broth: 7/2/2020
H
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Arctic: 0/6
A
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[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome Katherine

[gillian]

Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Hazel wrote: "Comments before the challenge:
I'm really nervous because this is one of my first reading challenges ever and it'll probably take me more than 2 months to finish it. I'm really excit..."

can't wait to be addicted!! thank you for the advice :)

[kristina]

I failed miserably last year, so we're gonna give it another go.

Option 2: Spell out the five (5) Oceans
Duration: June - July 2020
Conservation : 18-26 books

total books read: 22/24

Pacific
books read: 7/7
P - Pachinko read 6/9
A - An Absolutely Remarkable Thing read 6/11
C - Cracked read 6/21
I - Imagine Me read 6/18
F - Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic read 7/14
I - Iron Gold read 7/4
C - Catwoman: Soulstealer read 6/29

Indian
books read: 5/6
I - Into the Still Blue read 7/13
N - Neverwhere read 6/17
D - Daughter of Smoke & Bone read 6/6
I -
A - Ask the Passengers read 6/22
N - The Nickel Boys read 7/20

Atlantic
books read: 4/8
A - Aurora Burning read 6/26
T - Through the Ever Night read 7/9
L -
A - All the Bright Places read 7/21
N -
T -
I -
C - Cracked Up to Be read 7/4

Southern
books read: 5/8
S - Sword of Destiny read 7/13
O - Out of Darkness read 6/7
U - Under the Never Sky read 7/9
T -
H - The Hating Game read 6/27
E - Everybody Sees the Ants read 6/12
R -
N -

Arctic
books read: 1/6
A -
R -
C - The Cheerleaders read 7/7
T -
I -
C -

[SANDYE]

Ocean Challenge
Duration: June -July
Date Started: June 11, 2020
Date Completed:

Books Read: 24

Levels:
Conservation : 18-26 books
Ocean Blue : 27 books

Option 2: Spell out the five (5) Oceans:
S - Beachcomber Love (Beachcomber Investigations 7.7) by Stephanie Queen - 6/15/2020
O - Death Comes in Threes (Addie Foster 1) by Kimberley O'Malley - 7/3/20
U - The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson - 8/2/20
T - Death Takes A Break: A Taylor Texas Mystery (Taylor Texas 1) by Vikki Walton - 6/30/20
H - Hound on the Sound by Jessa Archer - 6/17/2020
E - Escape to Osprey Cove (Osprey Cove Lodge 1) by Luisa Marietta Gold - 6/24/20
R - Brides and Blades (Bakers and Bulldogs 2) by Rosie Sams - 7/4/20
N - No Rest for the Wicked by Adam Croft - 7/16/20

P - Peaches and Crime (Sandy Bay 16) by Amber Crewes - 6/20/20
A - Apple Die (Apple Orchard 1) by Chelsea Thomas - 7/11/20
C - Mocha and Murder (Mom and Christy 4) by Christy Murphy - 6/21/20
I - It's Not Christmas Without You (Holloway 1) by HelenKay Dimon - 6/14/2020
F - Fran - Back in the Game by Susan Harper - 6/30/20
I
C - The Cat of Yule Cottage: A Magical Tale of Romance, Christmas and Cats - the perfect read for winter 2020 by Lili Hayward - 6/13/2020

I
N
D - Belstarr The Lost Toymaker by David Jacks - 6/14/2020
I
A - Donuts and Disaster (Sandy Bay 4) by Amber Crewes - 6/17/2020
N

A - Old Bones (Hetty Fox 3) by Anna Drake - 7/13/20
T - Josie Tucker - Double Decker Dead: A Josie Tucker Mini Mystery by E.M. Kaplan - 7/10/20
L - Table for One by Leah Atwood - 7/15/20
A - A Kiss beneath a Christmas Star (Daydreams and Dragonflies Rock 'N Sweet Romance 2) by Tamara Ferguson - 8/4/20 - Rose Atkinson, MC
N
T
I
C - Seven Years Bad Luck (Morning Valley 1) by Kristy E. Carter - 7/6/20

A
R - March Street Murder (March Street 1) by Estelle Richards - 6/20/20
C - Cookies with a Side of Murder (Daley Buzz 5) by Meredith Potts - 7/9/20
T
I
C - Chocolate Most Deadly (Sky High Pies 2) by Mary Maxwell - 7/14/20

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome back kristina! Welcome Sandye!

[Deanie]

World Oceans Day Reading Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2020 - July 31, 2020 - FINISHED JUNE 29, 2020
Level: Ocean Blue (27 books)

Option 2: Spell out the five (5) Oceans
35/35 completed

P - Protect - by L.K. Shaw - 6/4/2020
A - Katarina's Return by Avery Gale - 6/7/2020
C - Protecting Mari by Cara Carnes - 6/15/2020
I - Inhibitions by Kimberly Bracco - 6/14/2020
F - Forty Days and One Knight by Samantha A. Cole - 6/1/2020
I - Instant Gratification by Lauren Blakely - 6/26/2020
C - Mountain of Evil by Samantha A. Cole - 6/2/2020

I - Ian Stone in Seduced by My Doms by Jenna Jacob - 6/23/2020
N - Nights of Sin by Sam Crescent - 6/29/2020
D - Deliverance by Jane Henry - 6/19/2020
I - Ivy Phillips in Her Rodeo Masters by Anya Summers - 6/27/2020
A - Her Protector by Jane Henry and Maisy Archer - 6/15/2020
N - Naomi Cates in Her Master and Commander by Anya Summers- 6/25/2020

S - Sweet Surrender by Maya Banks - 6/9/2020
O - The Only One by Lauren Blakely - 6/8/2020
U - Unrestricted by Kimberly Bracco - 6/14/2020
T - To Save Sir by Laylah Roberts - 6/2/2020
H - His Submissive by Jane Henry and Maisy Archer - 6/13/2020
E - Enchanted by Lexi Blake - 6/1/2020
R - Suspended by Maggie Ryan - 6/6/2020
N - Nick Masters in Masters Of My Desire by Jenna Jacob - 6/22/2020

A - Absolution by L.K. Shaw - 6/11/2020
T - Tuff Enough by Samantha A. Cole - 6/2/2020
L - Stud Finder by Lauren Blakely- 6/1/2020
A - Capturing Callie by Avery Gale - 6/2/2020
N - Nick Sawyer in Topping the Alpha by Samantha A. Cole - 6/3/2020
T - Trusting Aaron by Becca Jameson - 6/28/2020
I - Ian Sawyer in Torn in Half by Samantha A. Cole - 6/1/2020
C - Claiming London by Becca Jameson - 6/28/2020

A - Shatter Me by Alex Grayson - 6/7/2020
R - Redemption by L.K. Shaw - 6/7/2020
C - Crash into You by Roni Loren - 6/4/2020
T - Theirs to Take by Laura Kaye - 6/11/2020
I - Ian Kane in Menage in Paradise by Anya Summers - 6/27/2020
C - A Dead Man's Pulse by Samantha A. Cole - 6/1/2020

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

congratulations Deanie!

[Li'l Owl]

Challenge Complete!


World Ocean Day ~ June 8
June 1 ~ August 31
Option #2: Spell Out the 5 Oceans
Level: Ocean Blue 27+ Books
🐬 27/27

Indian
I The Interrupted Tale by Maryrose Wood 7/13/20 5★'s
N Somebody’s Daughter by Carol Wyer 7/18/20 5★'s
*Natalie
D Death at Victoria Dock by Kerry Greenwood 6/9/20 5★'s
I The Unmapped Sea by Maryrose Wood 8/10/20 5★'s
*Incorrigible Children
A Her Last Whisper by Jennifer Chase 7/12/20 5★'s
*Amanda
N Dark Summer by Iris Johansen 8/25/20 4★'s
*Ned

I N D I A N

Atlantic
A The Missing Girl by Jenny Quintana 7/26/20 4★'s
*Anna
T Thicker than Water by J.D. Kirk 6/25/20 5★'s
L Flowers on Her Grave by Jennifer Chase 7/16/20 4★'s
*Linn
A The Green Mill Murder by Kerry Greenwood 7/17/20 5★'s
*Antonio
N Reflex by Dick Francis 7/23/20 5★'s
*Philip Nore
T The Twisted Knot by J.M. Peace 8/21/20 5★'s
I Longshot by Dick Francis 6/23/20 5★'s
*Ingrid
C Behind Every Lie by Christina McDonald 6/24/20 5★'s

A T L A N
T I C

Southern
S The Shadow of Your Smile by Mary Higgins Clark 7/21/20 5★'s
O Bury Them Deep: Inspector McLean 10 by James Oswald 6/18/20 5★'s
U A Hiss Before Dying by Rita Mae Brown 8/3/20 5★'s
*Sam Udall
T The Koala of Death by Betty Webb 6/12/20 5★'s
*Teddy
H Hangman by Jack Heath 6/27/20 3★'s
E Esme's Gift by Elizabeth Foster 7/29/20 5★'s
R Sneaky Pie for President by Rita Mae Brown 6/20/20 3★'s
N The Split by Sharon J. Bolton 6/13/20 4★'s
*Nate

S O U T H
E R N

Arctic
A The Safe Place by Anna Downes 7/31/20 4★'s
R Whiskers in the Dark by Rita Mae Brown 8/13/20 4★'s
T Probable Claws by Rita Mae Brown 8/5/20 5★'s
*Tucker
I Winner Kills All by R.J. Bailey 6/3/20 5★'s
*Imogen church (N)
C Cold as the Grave by James Oswald 6/7/20 5★'s

A R T I C