August Reporting Thread

[Lynn, Moderator]

August Reporting Thread

- Please keep this thread for reporting. Any questions or comments should be directed to the challenge details thread
- Keep your reporting to one thread, once you've completed all of your books for the month
- Only list completed tasks and books
- To make it easier for collating points, please make a note if the books are from the Goodreads winners and nominees list

- Example of how to post
[task description] - [book title] - [how many points]

[Lynn, Moderator]

Hayley

1. Month: Read a book released in August (any year)- Daredevil’s Run- Kathleen Creighton*

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with A- Anne of The Thousand Days- Edward Fenton*

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 6 letters or 6 words in the title (subtitle can count)- We Need to Talk About Kevin- Lionel Shrive*r

4. Yorkshire Day: As I'm from Yorkshire I had to include this one! The emblem of Yorkshire is the White Rose, read a book with either the word white or a rose in the title or a rose or the colour white on the cover – Night- Elie Wiesel*

5. International Youth Day: Read a YA book – Gathering Blue- Lois Lowry*

6. Sisters' Day: Read a book where the MC has or is a sister- Beezus and Ramona- Beverly Cleary*

7. National Wiggle Your Toes Day - Read a book with feet on the cover- We All Went on Safari- Laurie Krebs*

8. International Cat Day and National Dog Day: Read a book with a cat or dog on the cover or MC has one as a pet- The Big Book of Cats- ed. Susan Feuer*

9. National Lazy Day - Read a book with 200 pages or less- Nory Ryan’s Song- Patricia Reilly Giff*

10. Book Lovers Day: Read a book of your own choice- Romeo and/or Juliet- Ryan North*

[Lynn, Moderator]

Sherri

1. Month: Read a book released in August (any year) --- Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, published August 1861, 8/15/19, 3/5*

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with A --- The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, 8/17/19, 3/5*

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 6 letters or 6 words in the title (subtitle can count) --- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling, 6/13/19, 5/5*

4. Yorkshire Day: As I'm from Yorkshire I had to include this one! The emblem of Yorkshire is the White Rose, read a book with either the word white or a rose in the title or a rose or the colour white on the cover --- The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett, 6/10/19, 4/5*

5. International Youth Day: Read a YA book --- The Maze Runner by James Dashner, 8/18/19, 5/5*

6. Sisters' Day: Read a book where the MC has or is a sister --- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, 8/20/19, 5/5*

7. National Wiggle Your Toes Day - Read a book with feet on the cover --- In Her Shoes by Jennifer Weiner, 8/24/19, 2/5*

8. International Cat Day and National Dog Day: Read a book with a cat or dog on the cover or MC has one as a pet --- In the Midst of Winter by Isabel Allende, she has a pet dog, 8/25/19, 3/5*

9. National Lazy Day - Read a book with 200 pages or less --- Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, 112 pages, 8/21/19, 3/5*

10. Book Lovers Day: Read a book of your own choice --- Magician: Apprentice by Raymond E. Feist, 6/12/19, 4/5*

[Theresa]

1. Month: Read a book released in August (any year) - Love and Death Among the Cheetahs - 1pt

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with A - At Home with Muhammad Ali: A Memoir of Love, Loss and Forgiveness - 1pt

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 6 letters or 6 words in the title (subtitle can count) - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer - 1 pt

6. Sisters' Day: Read a book where the MC has or is a sister - A Gentleman in Moscow - 1 pt

8. International Cat Day and National Dog Day: Read a book with a cat or dog on the cover or MC has one as a pet - Bite Club - 1 pt

9. National Lazy Day - Read a book with 200 pages or less - The Secret Life of Cows - 1pt

10. Book Lovers Day: Read a book of your own choice - Brief Answers to the Big Questions (nominee) - 2 pts

Total: 8pts

[Vicki Willis]

9 points for me this month

1. Published in August
Beneath the Attic

2. Title or Author with A
Angle of Investigation

5. Young Adult book
Found

6. MC has a sister
Bring Me Back GRCA 2 pts

8. Dog as a pet
Never Tell

9. 200 pages or less
Blue on Black

10. Choice
Red Clocks GRCA 2 pts