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End Date: July 1st 2015
Level: Hard ~ 8-10 books
Books Completed: 1
- A reference to time
- A reference to a color
- A reference to emotions/feelings
- A reference to a number written in wordsFifty Shades of Grey
- A reference to any animal/bird
- A reference to any element of weather
- A reference to a person (common noun)
- A reference to a name
- A reference to a country/place
- A reference to any foodstuff/drinks
Alison wrote: "Quick question. Does the place have to be real or can it be fictional e.g. chronicles of Narnia?"
It has to be real, I'm afraid.
It has to be real, I'm afraid.

Level: Hard ~ 8-10 books
1. A reference to time
2. A reference to color The Ways of White Folks
3. A reference to emotions/feelings Accidental Love
4. A reference to a number written in words Thirteen Reasons Why
5. A reference to any animal/bird The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
6. A reference to any element of weather Red Rain
7. A reference to a person (common noun) Gone Girl
8. A reference to a name Mrs. Poe
9. A reference to a country/place Americanah
10. A reference to any food stuff/drinks Ham on Rye
9/10 Completed

Start Date-January 13,2015---End Date-June 13, 2015
0/10 completed
- A reference to time (Eg. Eleven Minutes, Before Ever After)
- A reference to a color (Eg. Black Beauty, The Scarlet Letter)
- A reference to emotions/feelings (Eg. Love Story)
- A reference to a number written in words (Eg. Thirteen Reasons Why, A Tale of Two Cities)
- A reference to any animal/bird (Eg. Of Mice and Men, To Kill A Mockingbird)
- A reference to any element of weather (Eg. Gone With the Wind, Red Earth Pouring Rain)
- A reference to a person (common noun) (Eg. My Sister's Wedding, The Girl Next Door)
- A reference to a name (Eg. Rebecca, Eleanor & Park)
- A reference to a country/place (Eg. Out of Africa, A Passage to India)
- A reference to any foodstuff/drinks (Eg. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Green Eggs and Ham)

MichaXO wrote: "Question!! Does the book Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie count as a reference to a country/place??"
I'm sorry I'm late, but yeah you could use it.
I'm sorry I'm late, but yeah you could use it.

End Date: June 2015
Level: Hard ~ 8-10 books
So Far: 0/10 Books Completed
- A reference to time - Maybe Someday
- A reference to a color - Red Queen
- A reference to emotions/feelings - How to Love
- A reference to a number written in words - Just One Night
- A reference to any animal/bird
- A reference to any element of weather
- A reference to a person (common noun) - The Husband's Secret
- A reference to a name - The Retribution of Mara Dyer
* A reference to a country/place - Dirty London
* A reference to any foodstuff/drinks - The Peach Keeper
Tina wrote: "I just finished the challenge:) Message #17. It has been a lot of fun!"
Amazing! Hope you enjoyed the challenge :)
Amazing! Hope you enjoyed the challenge :)

Start date: 11th April 2015
Finish date: 11th October 2015
Completed:0/10
Level: Hard ~ 8-10 books
- A reference to time: A Brief History of Time
- A reference to a color
- A reference to emotions/feelings
- A reference to a number written in words
- A reference to any animal/bird
- A reference to any element of weather
- A reference to a person (common noun)
- A reference to a name: Beyond Einstein: The Cosmic Quest for the Theory of the Universe
- A reference to a country/place
- A reference to any foodstuff/drinks

WHAT'S IN A NAME CHALLENGE
Duration: May-November, 2015
Complete: 3/10
- A reference to time (Eg. Eleven Minutes, Before Ever After)
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- A reference to emotions/feelings (Eg. Love Story)
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- A reference to any animal/bird (Eg. Of Mice and Men, To Kill A Mockingbird)
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- A reference to a person (common noun) (Eg. My Sister's Wedding, The Girl Next Door)
- A reference to a name (Eg. Rebecca, Eleanor & Park)
- A reference to a country/place (Eg. Out of Africa, A Passage to India)
- A reference to any foodstuff/drinks (Eg. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Green Eggs and Ham)

Start Date : June 1, 2015
End Date: December 1, 2015
Level: Hard ~ 8-10 books
So Far: 0/10 Books Completed
- A reference to time
✔ - A reference to a color

- A reference to emotions/feelings
- A reference to a number written in words
- A reference to any animal/bird
- A reference to any element of weather
- A reference to a person (common noun)
- A reference to a name
* A reference to a country/place
* A reference to any foodstuff/drinks
I'm in for this challenge
Start Date: July 3, 2015
End Date: December 3, 2015
Level: Hard - 8-10 books
Books Read: 7/10
A reference to time:
A reference to a color:
A reference to emotions/feelings:
A reference to a number written in words: The Invisible Ones
A reference to any animal/bird: The Taming of the Shrew
A reference to a person (common noun): As You Like It
A reference to a name: Romeo and Juliet
A reference to a county/place: The Castle in Transylvania
A reference to any foodstuff/drink: A Raisin in the Sun
A reference to any element of weather: The Haunting of Sunshine Girl
Start Date: July 3, 2015
End Date: December 3, 2015
Level: Hard - 8-10 books
Books Read: 7/10
A reference to time:
A reference to a color:
A reference to emotions/feelings:
A reference to a number written in words: The Invisible Ones
A reference to any animal/bird: The Taming of the Shrew
A reference to a person (common noun): As You Like It
A reference to a name: Romeo and Juliet
A reference to a county/place: The Castle in Transylvania
A reference to any foodstuff/drink: A Raisin in the Sun
A reference to any element of weather: The Haunting of Sunshine Girl
Quick question do planets count as places?

a reference to a color:the green mile
a reference to emotions/feelings : snap happy
a reference to a number written in words: I am number four
a reference to any animal/bird : still life with crows
a reference to a person (common noun):the girl with the dragon tattoo
a reference to a name : carrie
a reference to a county/ place:the hunchback of notre dame
a reference to any foodstuff/drink:meet me at the cupcake cafe
a reference to any element of weather: gone with the wind

guess so since you can eventually travel there in SF books

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- A reference to a color White Plague
- A reference to emotions/feelings Aimless Love: New and Selected Poems
- A reference to a number written in words Party of One: The Loners' Manifesto
- A reference to any animal/bird Coyote Dreams
- A reference to any element of weather Winter Street
- A reference to a person (common noun) The Butler: A Witness to History
- A reference to a name Killing Patton: The Strange Death of World War II's Most Audacious General
- A reference to a country/place Toujours Provence
- A reference to any foodstuff/drinks The Sauvignon Secret
Books mentioned in this topic
Wolfsbane (other topics)The Castle in Transylvania (other topics)
The Haunting of Sunshine Girl (other topics)
Anne of Green Gables (other topics)
Four: A Divergent Story Collection (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (other topics)Emily St. John Mandel (other topics)
Paul Yoon (other topics)
Cassandra Clare (other topics)
Simon Sebag Montefiore (other topics)
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End Date: April 2015
Level Hard 8-10
As of (Dec 2014) 4/10
- A reference to time
- A reference to a color
- A reference to emotions/feelings True Love
- A reference to a number written in words A Tale of Two Cities
- A reference to any animal/bird Bird Box
- A reference to any element of weather
- A reference to a person (common noun)
- A reference to a name Go Ask Alice
- A reference to a country/place
- A reference to any foodstuff/drinks