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HATSJanuary 2020
Finished with HAT spelled out and 3 tasks done
Top Hat: 1- 6 books, will work with Options 1 and 2 since it's just for a month
Option #1- Spell out(*) the word " H- A- T
3/3
Harper, Kat-mc--Murder in Cherry Hills Paige Sleuth 1/22/20
Amanda Flower, author--Matchmaking Can Be Murder Amanda Flower 1/10/20
Tan, Anne R-author--Raining Men and Corpses Anne R. Tan 1/12/20
Option #2- Read any or all of the below tasks:
✿Read a book with a hat on the cover
Lee Hollis 1/8/20✿Read a book with a fancy hat on the cover
✿Read a book with a hat that keeps your head warm
✿Read a book that has a protective hat on the cover ( ie- something a construction worker might wear or a firefighter)
✿Read a book that has hat on the cover that makes a statementThe dog is wearing a deerstalker that says he's being visited by Sherlock Holmes fans--
Vicki Delany 1/5/20✿Read a book that has a hat on the cover that is part of someone's uniform ( ie, police officer or chef)
The poster on the wall looks like a Mountie wearing a hat--
Libby Klein 1/2/20
Hat Reading Challenge January 1, 2020 - January 31, 2020
Level: Snap back
Progress: 0/20
Option #1- Spell out(*) the word " H- A- T
✔H - Hall, Stacey The Familiars 1/10
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✔T - The Outlaw Ocean: Journeys Across the Last Untamed Frontier 1/16
Option #3 - Spell out(*) any or all of the hat styles listed below
✔ B - The Billionaire Raj: A Journey Through India's New Gilded Age 1/3
✔A - Ahmet Altan I Will Never See the World Again 1/12
✔S - Sanderson, Brandon The Well of Ascension 1/12
✔E - Elend Venture The Hero of Ages 1/25
✔B - The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope 1/6
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✔ L - Laura Cumming, Five Days Gone: The Mystery of My Mother's Disappearance as a Child 1/4
✔L - Lepore, Jill The Secret History of Wonder Woman 1/15
✔C - McDougall, Christopher Running with Sherman 1/6
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Hat Reading Challenge
January
My Hat Reading Challenge (msg 10)
Level ~ Snap back ~ 16-24 Books | 24 Books Read
Option #4 ~ Mix and Match
Option #1- Spell out HAT
✔️🔹H ~ Hero's Haven ~ 01.31 ★★★★
✔️🔹A ~ Aiding the Enemy ~ 01.25 ★★★
✔️🔹T ~ Things We Never Said ~ 01.26 ★★★★
Option #2- Read any or all of the below tasks
✔️✿ Read a book with a hat on the cover
🔹Matchmaking with a Mission ~ 01.17 ★★★
✔️✿ Read a book with a hat that keeps your head warm
🔹Maybe This Christmas ~ 01.27 ★★★★
✔️✿ Read a book that has hat on the cover that makes a statement
🔹Jimmie Joe Johnson: Manwhore ~ 01.05 ★★★
✔️✿ Read a book that has a hat on the cover that is part of someone's uniform
🔹The Unsung Hero ~ 01.10 ★★★★
Option #3 - Spell out BASEBALL CAP
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✔️🔹B ~ Beyond Solitude ~ 01.19 ★★★★
✔️🔹A ~ Arnold, Judith ~ Father Christmas ~ 01.31 ★★★
✔️🔹S ~ Shameless ~ 01.24 ★★★
✔️🔹E ~ Eternally Yours ~ 01.09 ★★★
✔️🔹B ~ Bowen, Sarina ~ The Shameless Hour ~ 01.26 ★★★★
✔️🔹A ~ Ashley, Kristen ~ Sweet Dreams ~ 01.13 ★★★★
✔️🔹L ~ The Lemon Sisters ~ 01.18 ★★★★
✔️🔹L ~ Love on the Line ~ 01.20 ★★★
✔️🔹C ~ Chase, Samantha ~ Protecting the Enemy ~ 01.24 ★★★
✔️🔹A ~ Ayers, E. ~ A New Beginning ~ 01.25 ★★★
✔️🔹P ~ Patrice Wilton ~ Serendipity Falls ~ 01.22 ★★★
Option #3 - Spell out TRILBY
✔️🔹T ~ Thankless in Death ~ 01.12 ★★★★
✔️🔹R ~ Reckless Conduct ~ 01.16 ★★★
✔️🔹I ~ Ilona Andrews ~ White Hot ~ 01.03 ★★★★
✔️🔹L ~ Loves Me, Loves Me Not ~ 01.21 ★★★
✔️🔹B ~ Bernard, Jennifer ~ Four Weddings and a Fireman ~ 01.20 ★★★
✔️🔹Y ~ Yoss ~ Super Extra Grande ~ 01.11 ★★★
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Hats Reading Challenge1/1/20 – 31/1/20
Level: Bowler
Option 3
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Option #1- Spell out(*) the word " H Holly Banks Full of Angst Julie Valerie jan 4
A A Simple Favour Darcey Bell jan 5
T Tessa Dare A Week to Be Wicked Jan 12
Option #2- Read any or all of the below tasks:
✿Read a book with a hat on the cover
Jan 14✿Read a book with a fancy hat on the cover
Jan 5✿Read a book with a hat that keeps your head warm
Jan 19✿Read a book that has a protective hat on the cover ( ie- something a construction worker might wear or a firefighter)
Jan 20✿Read a book that has hat on the cover that makes a statement
Jan 7✿Read a book that has a hat on the cover that is part of someone's uniform ( ie, police officer or chef) (golf uniform) The Murder on the Links Agatha Christie Jan 15
Option #3 - Spell out(*) any or all of the hat styles listed below
B Blume, Judy Summer SistersJan 15
A Amanda M. Lee Who, What, Where, When, Die Jan 9
S Sycamore Row John Grisham Jan 7
E Every Little Step: My Story Bobby Brown Jan 22
B The Hiding Place: A Thriller David Bell Jan 18
A The Mermaid's Voice Returns in This One Amanda Lovelace Jan 16
L Life As We Knew It Susan Beth Pfeffer jan 2
L Look For Me Lisa Gardner Jan 17
C The Santangelos Jackie Collins Jan 8
A Wonder Twins Vol. 1: Activate! July 17
P Parkhurst, Carolyn Lost and Found jan 21
B The Broken Girls Simone St. James Jan 27
E A Nearly Normal Family M.T. Edvardsson Jan 23
A A Lady by Midnight Tessa Dare Jan 21
N A Night to Surrender Tessa Dare Jan 1
I If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood Gregg Olsen Jan 14
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Option #2- Read any or all of the below tasks:✿Read a book with a hat on the cover
✿Read a book with a fancy hat on the cover
✿Read a book with a hat that keeps your head warm
✿Read a book that has a protective hat on the cover ( ie- something a construction worker might wear or a firefighter) Quarterback Sack by SE Hall 1.14
✿Read a book that has hat on the cover that makes a statement
✿Read a book that has a hat on the cover that is part of someone's uniform ( ie, police officer or chef)
Hat Reading ChallengeDuration: One month
Levels:
Top Hat: 1- 6 books
Bowler: 7-15 books
Snap back: 16-24 books
Panama: 25 + books
Option #1- Spell out(*) the word " H- A- T
Option #2- Read any or all of the below tasks:
✿Read a book with a hat on the cover
✿Read a book with a fancy hat on the cover
✿Read a book with a hat that keeps your head warm
✿Read a book that has a protective hat on the cover ( ie- something a construction worker might wear or a firefighter)
✿Read a book that has hat on the cover that makes a statement
✿Read a book that has a hat on the cover that is part of someone's uniform ( ie, police officer or chef)
Option #3 - Spell out(*) any or all of the hat styles listed below
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Baseball Cap
Beanie
Beret
Boater
Bowler
Bucket
Fedora
Flat Cap
Panama
Top Hat
Trapper Hat
Trilby
If you are looking for bigger list or more challenging options take a peek at the Wikipedia list Hats
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Option #4- Mix and match options
I'm in at Bowler level (1/9)Option #4 mix-n-match
Option #1
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T - This is How It Always Is 1/7/20
Option #2- Read any or all of the below tasks:
✿Read a book with a hat on the cover
✿Read a book with a fancy hat on the cover
✿Read a book with a hat that keeps your head warm
✿Read a book that has a protective hat on the cover ( ie- something a construction worker might wear or a firefighter)
✿Read a book that has hat on the cover that makes a statement
✿Read a book that has a hat on the cover that is part of someone's uniform ( ie, police officer or chef)
Challenge Complete! 
Extending the end date by One Month
January
Hats Reading Challenge
January 1-February 29
25+ Books
📚 25/25
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This theme is perfect for a long-term spell-out challenge.HATS
Timeframe: 1/1/20 to 12/9/20
173/173
26/26 Hats
Akubra (6/6)
A - Apprentice in Death by J.D. Robb - 1/6/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
K - Katherine Center - What You Wish For - 4/13/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
U - Under Rose-Tainted Skies by Louise Gornall - 1/2/20 ♥♥♥♥
B - Bite Me If You Can by Lynsay Sands - 3/11/20 ♥♥♥♥
R - R.A. Scotti - Vanished Smile: The Mysterious Theft of Mona Lisa - 1/5/20 ♥♥♥
A - Appealed by Emma Chase - 2/7/20 ♥♥♥♥
Beret (5/5)
B – Bennett, Sawyer - Van - 11/7/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - Estep, Jennifer - Tangled Threads - 1/2/20 ♥♥♥♥
R - Roman by Sawyer Bennett - 1/26/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - Ever After by Phyllis A. Whitney - 1/14/20 ♥♥♥♥
T - Tribute by Nora Roberts - 1/13/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
Cloche (6/6)
C - Catch-22 by Joseph Heller - 2/9/20 ♥♥
L - A Lover's Secret by Bethany Bloom - 3/16/20 ♥♥
O - Oke, Janette - When Comes the Spring - 3/14/20 ♥♥♥♥
C – Cahalan, Susannah - Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness - 10/14/20 ♥♥♥♥
H - Heir to a Dark Inheritance by Maisey Yates - 2/20/20 ♥♥♥
E - Emma Hart - Stripped Down - 2/4/20 ♥♥♥♥
Dunce (5/5)
D - Donna Grant - My Favorite Cowboy - 3/24/20 ♥♥♥♥
U - Until Now by Cristin Cooper - 1/12/20 ♥♥♥
N - Nalini Singh - Blaze of Memory - 4/2/20 ♥♥♥
C - Carew, Jean - The Marrying Kind - 3/10/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - Educated by Tara Westover - 1/19/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - Deerstalker (11/11)
D – Debbie Macomber - Morning Comes Softly - 11/3/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - Echoes in Death by J.D. Robb - 2/23/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
E - Elizabeth Hoyt - Sweetest Scoundrel - 2/28/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
R - Reid, Henrietta - Sister of the Bride - 3/3/20 ♥♥♥♥
S - Secrets in Death by J.D. Robb - 5/5/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
T - Treading Water by Marie Force - 3/25/20 ♥♥♥♥
A - An American Marriage by Tayari Jones - 2/26/20 ♥♥♥
L - Latesha Kellam - The Match Disaster - 6/6/20 ♥♥
K - Karen Templeton - Dear Santa - 4/27/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - Eleventh Grave in Moonlight by Darynda Jones - 3/19/20 ♥♥♥♥
R - Richard Thomas - Disintegration - 3/8/20 ♥♥♥
Fedora (6/6)
F - Fool Moon by Jim Butcher - 10/13/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - Elizabeth Spann Craig - A Body in the Backyard - 4/19/20 ♥♥♥♥
D - Dallen, Maggie - Her Leading Hero - 8/10/20 ♥♥♥
O - One Pink Line by Dina Silver - 3/21/20 ♥♥♥♥
R - Rena Young - Catch A Falling Star - 4/15/20 ♥♥♥
A - Alex Michaelides - The Silent Patient - 3/31/20 ♥♥♥♥
Gatsby (6/6)
G - Giliotti, Laurence - Murder In Missoula - 9/30/20 ♥♥♥♥
A - Amanda Prowse - The Girl in the Corner - 7/15/20 ♥♥♥♥
T - Trish McCallan - Forged in Ember - 7/4/20 ♥♥♥♥
S - Shannon Stacey - Flare Up - 7/25/20 ♥♥♥
B - Braun, Lilian Jackson - The Cat Who Played Brahms - 7/21/20 ♥♥♥♥
Y - Yoerg, Sonja - The Middle of Somewhere - 7/10/20 ♥♥♥
Hennin (6/6)
H - Holt, Desiree - Fourth Down - 3/27/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman - 1/31/20 ♥♥♥♥
N - Normandie Alleman - Daddy's Game - 5/23/20 ♥♥♥
N - N.L. Wilson - The Case of the Flashing Fashion Queen - 5/28/20 ♥♥♥
I - Ilona Andrews - Magic Breaks - 1/28/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
N - Nobody But You by Jill Shalvis - 6/14/20 ♥♥♥♥
Icelandic (9/9)
I - Into the Fire by Amanda Usen - 5/7/20 ♥♥♥♥
C - Carly Phillips - The Playboy - 4/3/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - Emma Douglas - A Season of You - 5/24/20 ♥♥♥♥
L - Laura Lippman - Sunburn - 6/27/20 ♥♥♥
A - Archer, Gillian - Reluctantly Royal - 5/29/20 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nancy Brophy - Hell On The Heart - 8/27/20 ♥♥♥
D - Danielle Steel - Loving - 9/13/20 ♥♥♥♥
I - In the Bag by Kate Klise - 5/30/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
C - A Cowboy Like You by Donna Grant - 4/17/20 ♥♥♥♥
Jaapi (5/5)
J - Jodi Thomas - Welcome to Harmony - 9/28/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
A - All I Want by Jill Shalvis - 2/29/20 ♥♥♥♥
A - Ann Brashares - Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood - 3/5/20 ♥♥♥♥
P - Patricia Briggs - Night Broken - 2/19/20 ♥♥♥♥
I - I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter - 3/7/20 ♥♥♥
Kippah (6/6)
K - Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins by Emma Donoghue - 8/2/20 ♥♥♥
I - Isabella Bradford - When You Wish Upon a Duke - 3/28/20 ♥♥♥♥
P - Password to Larkspur Lane by Carolyn Keene - 3/15/20 ♥♥♥♥
P - Paige Shelton - Fruit of All Evil - 5/16/20 ♥♥♥♥
A - Alcott, Kate - The Daring Ladies of Lowell - 6/4/20 ♥♥♥
H - Hard to Fall by Marquita Valentine - 4/23/20 ♥♥
Litham (6/6)
L - Lisa Lutz - The Spellmans Strike Again - 7/2/20 ♥♥♥♥
I - If the Slipper Fits by Olivia Drake - 7/7/20 ♥♥♥♥
T - Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center - 3/30/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
H - How to Walk Away by Katherine Center - 5/19/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
A - Andrews, Ilona - Magic Shifts - 6/30/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
M - M is for Malice by Sue Grafton - 2/13/20 ♥♥♥♥
Mitre (5/5)
M - Mail Order Outlaw by Cynthia Woolf - 5/3/20 ♥♥♥
I - Ilona Andrews - Gunmetal Magic - 8/23/20 ♥♥♥♥
T - Trish McCallan - Forged in Smoke - 5/20/20 ♥♥♥
R - Rock Chick Reawakening by Kristen Ashley - 5/12/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
E - Emma Douglas - No Place Like You - 6/2/20 ♥♥♥♥
Hats - Part 2Nemes (5/5)
N - Nathan Belofsky - Strange Medicine: A Shocking History of Real Medical Practices Through the Ages - 9/21/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde - 6/18/20 ♥♥♥
M - Maureen Johnson - 13 Little Blue Envelopes - 6/11/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - Evanovich, Janet - Twisted Twenty-Six - 6/20/20 ♥♥♥♥
S - Saving Grapes by J.T. Lundy - 5/13/20 ♥♥
Ochipok (7/7)
O - Open and Shut by David Rosenfelt - 4/6/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
C - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon - 5/9/20 ♥♥♥
H - The Heartbreaker by Carly Phillips - 6/23/20 ♥♥♥♥
I - Ice Hot by Tracy Goodwin - 8/29/20 ♥♥♥♥
P - Private by James Patterson - 4/30/20 ♥♥♥♥
O - Once Upon a Valentine's by Holly Jacobs - 4/7/20 ♥♥♥
K - Kane, Samantha - Misconduct - 8/8/20 ♥♥♥♥
Peach basket (11/11)
P - Partners in Crime by Agatha Christie - 9/2/20 ♥♥♥
E - The English Assassin by Daniel Silva - 7/16/20 ♥♥♥
A - Anna James Watson - Blackmail - 7/18/20 ♥♥♥
C - Circe by Madeline Miller - 5/25/20 ♥♥♥♥
H - Huge Deal by Lauren Layne - 10/5/20 ♥♥♥♥
B - Braun, Lilian Jackson - The Cat Who Played Post Office - 8/4/20 ♥♥♥♥
A - Ann Brashares - Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood - 7/27/20 ♥♥♥♥
S - Storm Front by Jim Butcher - 6/15/20 ♥♥♥♥
K - Keep Quiet by Lisa Scottoline - 9/4/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - Erma Bombeck - Motherhood: The Second Oldest Profession - 7/23/20 ♥♥♥♥
T - Tiger, Tiger by Lynne Reid Banks - 5/27/20 ♥♥♥♥
Q - Toque (5/5)
T - Then Came You by Kate Meader - 4/26/20 ♥♥♥
O - The Other Woman by Sandie Jones - 4/28/20 ♥♥♥♥
Q - Quinn, Julia - What Happens in London - 5/10/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
U - Unsuitable by Lavinia Kent - 4/18/20 ♥♥♥
E - Ewens, Tracy - Taste - 7/31/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
Rastacap (8/8)
R - Rosenfelt, David - First Degree - 7/13/20 ♥♥♥♥
A - Ava Dellaira - Love Letters to the Dead - 7/30/20 ♥♥♥
S - The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen - 6/25/20 ♥♥♥♥
T - The Trouble with Twelfth Grave by Darynda Jones - 6/22/20 ♥♥♥♥
A - Ally Carter - Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy - 8/7/20 ♥♥♥♥
C - Cold Heart, Warm Cowboy by Caitlin Crews - 6/8/20 ♥♥♥♥
A - All Around the Town by Mary Higgins Clark - 8/28/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
P - Patricia Briggs - Fire Touched - 4/20/20 ♥♥♥♥
Sombrero (8/8)
S - Soraya M. Lane - Cowboy Stole My Heart - 9/10/20 ♥♥♥♥
O - Opal Carew - Stroke of Luck - 8/14/20 ♥♥♥
M - Madeleine L'Engle - A Wind in the Door - 8/31/20 ♥♥♥♥
B - Bennett, Sawyer - Lucas - 9/20/20 ♥♥♥♥
R - Richard Yancey - The Highly Effective Detective - 8/12/20 ♥♥♥
E - Elliott Roosevelt - The Hyde Park Murder - 8/15/20 ♥♥♥
R - Rock Chick Reborn by Kristen Ashley - 8/30/20 ♥♥♥♥
O - Olivia Drake - Stroke of Midnight - 9/15/20 ♥♥♥♥
Tricorne (8/8)
T - Taking a Chance by Maggie McGinnis - 9/12/20 ♥♥♥♥
R - Robb, J.D.17065 - Leverage in Death - 9/13/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
I - I Judge You When You Use Poor Grammar: A Collection of Egregious Errors, Disconcerting Bloopers, and Other Linguistic Slip-Ups by Sharon Eliza Nichols - 10/26/20 ♥♥♥♥
C - The Color of Heaven by Julianne MacLean - 9/22/20 ♥♥♥
O - Only Beloved by Mary Balogh - 9/19/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
R - Robin McKinley - Water - 9/24/20 ♥♥♥♥
N - Neil Gaiman - The Ocean at the End of the Lane - 10/4/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - Elle Casey - Wrong Place, Right Time - 9/26/20 ♥♥♥♥
Ushanka (7/7)
U - Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror by Chris Priestley - 8/16/20 ♥♥♥♥
S - Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty - 9/17/20 ♥♥♥
H - Hannah McKinnon - The Lake Season - 10/18/20 ♥♥♥
A - Ava Finch - Fishing with RayAnne - 9/7/20 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nicole Michaels - Win Me Over - 11/11/20 ♥♥♥♥
K - Keene, Carolyn - The Mystery at Lilac Inn - 2/12/20 ♥♥♥♥
A - Alleman, Normandie - Poor Little Daddy's Girl - 9/27/20 ♥♥
Vueltiao (8/8)
V - Valerie by Debbie Macomber - 7/26/20 ♥♥♥♥
U - Unmanageable by Lavinia Kent - 8/5/20 ♥♥♥
E - Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin - 8/20/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
L - Lisa Jackson - You Don't Want To Know - 7/28/20 ♥♥♥♥
T - Ten Things I Love About You by Julia Quinn - 8/6/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
I - Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love by Dani Shapiro - 11/10/20 ♥♥♥
A - All Night with the Cowboy by Soraya M. Lane - 10/22/20 ♥♥♥
O - Off Limits by Jules Barnard - 10/30/20 ♥♥♥♥
Wizard (6/6)
W - Wilde One by Jannine Gallant - 2/25/20 ♥♥♥♥
I - I Still Dream About You by Fannie Flagg - 11/24/20 ♥♥♥♥
Z - Zachary, Mia - 9 1/2 Days - 5/6/20 ♥♥♥♥
A - The Accidental Vampire by Lynsay Sands - 11/9/20 ♥♥♥♥
R - Resilient by Gillian Archer - 5/31/20 ♥♥♥♥
D - Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard - 10/6/20 ♥♥♥♥
X - Pillbox (7/7)
P - Patricia Briggs - Silence Fallen - 10/21/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
I - Irresistible Force by D.D. Ayres - 11/28/20 ♥♥♥♥
L - Lawrence Block - Burglars Can't Be Choosers - 8/25/20 ♥♥♥♥
L - Louise Penny - A Fatal Grace - 7/9/20 ♥♥♥♥
B - Below Deck by Tara Sivec - 5/17/20 ♥♥♥♥
O - On September Hill by Leigh Michaels - 7/3/20 ♥♥♥♥
X - X, Monique - Sugar: My Life as a Sugar Babe - 4/9/20 ♥♥♥
Yarmulke (8/8)
Y - You Were Meant for Me by Elise Title - 12/9/20 ♥♥♥♥
A - Albom, Mitch - For One More Day - 11/12/20 ♥♥♥♥
R - Robb, J.D. - Dark in Death - 6/12/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
M - Miranda P. Charles - The Unyielding Bachelor - 10/31/20 ♥♥♥
U - Unconditionally Mine by Nadine Gonzalez - 10/24/20 ♥♥♥♥
L - Leslie Meier - Valentine Murder - 9/9/20 ♥♥♥♥
K - Kelly Jamieson - Must Love Dogs...and Hockey - 11/15/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - Everett, Lily - Sanctuary Island - 10/25/20 ♥♥♥♥
Z - Fez (3/3)
F - Fluke, Joanne - Sugar Cookie Murder - 11/4/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - Elle Casey - Wrong Question, Right Answer - 10/28/20 ♥♥♥♥
Z - Zevin, Gabrielle - Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac - 10/7/20 ♥♥♥♥
********CHALLENGE COMPLETE 12/9/20******
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Hat Reading ChallengeJanuary 2020
Level: Panama: 25 + books
Option 3
Baseball Cap
B - Big Lake by Russell 1/1
A - Alpha Hero by Bolryder 1/6
S - Shadow Hunter by Kingsolver 1/16
E - Elle Adams' Sorcery & Stories 1/4
B - Bitches and Brawlers by Karsak 1/1
A - Anderle's Road Trip: BBQ Delivered with Attitude 1/7
L - Lily Harper Hart's Ghostly Charms 1/15
L - Lucky Break by Neill 1/23
C - Chant's A Griffin for Christmas 1/9
A - Amy Bowles' Southern Hauntings 1/11
P - Points of Impact by Kloos 1/15
Bowler
B - Bryan's Tapas, Carrot Cake and a Corpse 1/3
O - On Her Majesty's Secret Service by Fleming 1/12
W - Warren's Caspian's Fortune 1/18
L - Lost Hills by Goldberg 1/23
E - Ellis' The Auriga Incident 1/7
R - Riordan's Percy Jackson's Greek Gods 1/30
Flat Cap
F - Fortune in Reel of Fortuneby DeLeon 1/3
L - Lotta Smith's Wicked for Hire 1/25
A - All Things Bright and Beautiful by Herriot 1/14
T - Turner's Hard Shot 1/6
C - Charlaine Harris' Dead Reckoning1/6
A - Andrea in In the Arms of an Android by Lauren 1/16
P - Pepper in Southern Fortunes by Boyles 1/8
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Hats Reading Challenge1/1/20 – 31/1/20
Level: Bowler
Option 3
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Hats Reading ChallengeLevel: Panama
Option #4 - Mix and Match
Completed: 28/28
Part 1
H - The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert
A - Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoria Laurie
T - Three Bedrooms, One Corpse by Charlaine Harris
Part 2
✿Read a book with a hat on the cover - Murder Can Mess Up Your Masterpiece
✿Read a book that has hat on the cover that makes a statement -Witch Is When It All Began
B - The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie
E - The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw
R - Real Murders - by Charlaine Harris
E - Born in Death by Nora Roberts (Eve Dallas)
T - This Old Homicide by Kate Carlisle
F - Finding Justice by Kathi Daley
L - Penguins and Mortal Peril by Ruby Loren
A - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
T - The Sinner by Tess Gerritsen
C - Cruel Candy by Mildred Abbott
A - 4:50 to Paddington by Agatha Christie
P - The Princess Pact: A Twist on Rumpelstiltskin by Melanie Cellier
D - Dead Over Heels by Charlaine Harris
E - Eternity in Death by J.D. Robb
E - In the Dog House by V.M. Burns (Lilly Echosby)
R - The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan
S - Sleep Like a Baby by Charlaine Harris
T - Traitorous Toys by Mildred Abbott
A - The Fearsome Foursome by Amicus Arcane
L - The Silence of the Snakes by Ruby Loren
K - Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto
E - Happily Ever Afters by Melanie Cellier (Evelyn)
R - Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord
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Updating msg. 6: Ending the month with HAT spelled out but only got 3 of the tasks.
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Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Congratulations Deanna & Tari!"Thank you!
Finished! Updated post: My Hat Reading Challenge (msg 10)
Level ~ Snap back ~ 16-24 Books | 24 Books Read
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Challenge Complete! Post #18January
Extending the end date by One Month
Hats Reading Challenge
January 1-February 29
25+ Books
📚 25/25
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All done with this spell-out! Thanks for the fun.HATS
Timeframe: 1/1/20 to 12/9/20
173/173
26/26 Hats
Akubra (6/6)
A - Apprentice in Death by J.D. Robb - 1/6/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
K - Katherine Center - What You Wish For - 4/13/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
U - Under Rose-Tainted Skies by Louise Gornall - 1/2/20 ♥♥♥♥
B - Bite Me If You Can by Lynsay Sands - 3/11/20 ♥♥♥♥
R - R.A. Scotti - Vanished Smile: The Mysterious Theft of Mona Lisa - 1/5/20 ♥♥♥
A - Appealed by Emma Chase - 2/7/20 ♥♥♥♥
Beret (5/5)
B – Bennett, Sawyer - Van - 11/7/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - Estep, Jennifer - Tangled Threads - 1/2/20 ♥♥♥♥
R - Roman by Sawyer Bennett - 1/26/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - Ever After by Phyllis A. Whitney - 1/14/20 ♥♥♥♥
T - Tribute by Nora Roberts - 1/13/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
Cloche (6/6)
C - Catch-22 by Joseph Heller - 2/9/20 ♥♥
L - A Lover's Secret by Bethany Bloom - 3/16/20 ♥♥
O - Oke, Janette - When Comes the Spring - 3/14/20 ♥♥♥♥
C – Cahalan, Susannah - Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness - 10/14/20 ♥♥♥♥
H - Heir to a Dark Inheritance by Maisey Yates - 2/20/20 ♥♥♥
E - Emma Hart - Stripped Down - 2/4/20 ♥♥♥♥
Dunce (5/5)
D - Donna Grant - My Favorite Cowboy - 3/24/20 ♥♥♥♥
U - Until Now by Cristin Cooper - 1/12/20 ♥♥♥
N - Nalini Singh - Blaze of Memory - 4/2/20 ♥♥♥
C - Carew, Jean - The Marrying Kind - 3/10/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - Educated by Tara Westover - 1/19/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - Deerstalker (11/11)
D – Debbie Macomber - Morning Comes Softly - 11/3/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - Echoes in Death by J.D. Robb - 2/23/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
E - Elizabeth Hoyt - Sweetest Scoundrel - 2/28/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
R - Reid, Henrietta - Sister of the Bride - 3/3/20 ♥♥♥♥
S - Secrets in Death by J.D. Robb - 5/5/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
T - Treading Water by Marie Force - 3/25/20 ♥♥♥♥
A - An American Marriage by Tayari Jones - 2/26/20 ♥♥♥
L - Latesha Kellam - The Match Disaster - 6/6/20 ♥♥
K - Karen Templeton - Dear Santa - 4/27/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - Eleventh Grave in Moonlight by Darynda Jones - 3/19/20 ♥♥♥♥
R - Richard Thomas - Disintegration - 3/8/20 ♥♥♥
Fedora (6/6)
F - Fool Moon by Jim Butcher - 10/13/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - Elizabeth Spann Craig - A Body in the Backyard - 4/19/20 ♥♥♥♥
D - Dallen, Maggie - Her Leading Hero - 8/10/20 ♥♥♥
O - One Pink Line by Dina Silver - 3/21/20 ♥♥♥♥
R - Rena Young - Catch A Falling Star - 4/15/20 ♥♥♥
A - Alex Michaelides - The Silent Patient - 3/31/20 ♥♥♥♥
Gatsby (6/6)
G - Giliotti, Laurence - Murder In Missoula - 9/30/20 ♥♥♥♥
A - Amanda Prowse - The Girl in the Corner - 7/15/20 ♥♥♥♥
T - Trish McCallan - Forged in Ember - 7/4/20 ♥♥♥♥
S - Shannon Stacey - Flare Up - 7/25/20 ♥♥♥
B - Braun, Lilian Jackson - The Cat Who Played Brahms - 7/21/20 ♥♥♥♥
Y - Yoerg, Sonja - The Middle of Somewhere - 7/10/20 ♥♥♥
Hennin (6/6)
H - Holt, Desiree - Fourth Down - 3/27/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman - 1/31/20 ♥♥♥♥
N - Normandie Alleman - Daddy's Game - 5/23/20 ♥♥♥
N - N.L. Wilson - The Case of the Flashing Fashion Queen - 5/28/20 ♥♥♥
I - Ilona Andrews - Magic Breaks - 1/28/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
N - Nobody But You by Jill Shalvis - 6/14/20 ♥♥♥♥
Icelandic (9/9)
I - Into the Fire by Amanda Usen - 5/7/20 ♥♥♥♥
C - Carly Phillips - The Playboy - 4/3/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - Emma Douglas - A Season of You - 5/24/20 ♥♥♥♥
L - Laura Lippman - Sunburn - 6/27/20 ♥♥♥
A - Archer, Gillian - Reluctantly Royal - 5/29/20 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nancy Brophy - Hell On The Heart - 8/27/20 ♥♥♥
D - Danielle Steel - Loving - 9/13/20 ♥♥♥♥
I - In the Bag by Kate Klise - 5/30/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
C - A Cowboy Like You by Donna Grant - 4/17/20 ♥♥♥♥
Jaapi (5/5)
J - Jodi Thomas - Welcome to Harmony - 9/28/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
A - All I Want by Jill Shalvis - 2/29/20 ♥♥♥♥
A - Ann Brashares - Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood - 3/5/20 ♥♥♥♥
P - Patricia Briggs - Night Broken - 2/19/20 ♥♥♥♥
I - I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter - 3/7/20 ♥♥♥
Kippah (6/6)
K - Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins by Emma Donoghue - 8/2/20 ♥♥♥
I - Isabella Bradford - When You Wish Upon a Duke - 3/28/20 ♥♥♥♥
P - Password to Larkspur Lane by Carolyn Keene - 3/15/20 ♥♥♥♥
P - Paige Shelton - Fruit of All Evil - 5/16/20 ♥♥♥♥
A - Alcott, Kate - The Daring Ladies of Lowell - 6/4/20 ♥♥♥
H - Hard to Fall by Marquita Valentine - 4/23/20 ♥♥
Litham (6/6)
L - Lisa Lutz - The Spellmans Strike Again - 7/2/20 ♥♥♥♥
I - If the Slipper Fits by Olivia Drake - 7/7/20 ♥♥♥♥
T - Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center - 3/30/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
H - How to Walk Away by Katherine Center - 5/19/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
A - Andrews, Ilona - Magic Shifts - 6/30/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
M - M is for Malice by Sue Grafton - 2/13/20 ♥♥♥♥
Mitre (5/5)
M - Mail Order Outlaw by Cynthia Woolf - 5/3/20 ♥♥♥
I - Ilona Andrews - Gunmetal Magic - 8/23/20 ♥♥♥♥
T - Trish McCallan - Forged in Smoke - 5/20/20 ♥♥♥
R - Rock Chick Reawakening by Kristen Ashley - 5/12/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
E - Emma Douglas - No Place Like You - 6/2/20 ♥♥♥♥
Hats - Part 2Nemes (5/5)
N - Nathan Belofsky - Strange Medicine: A Shocking History of Real Medical Practices Through the Ages - 9/21/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde - 6/18/20 ♥♥♥
M - Maureen Johnson - 13 Little Blue Envelopes - 6/11/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - Evanovich, Janet - Twisted Twenty-Six - 6/20/20 ♥♥♥♥
S - Saving Grapes by J.T. Lundy - 5/13/20 ♥♥
Ochipok (7/7)
O - Open and Shut by David Rosenfelt - 4/6/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
C - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon - 5/9/20 ♥♥♥
H - The Heartbreaker by Carly Phillips - 6/23/20 ♥♥♥♥
I - Ice Hot by Tracy Goodwin - 8/29/20 ♥♥♥♥
P - Private by James Patterson - 4/30/20 ♥♥♥♥
O - Once Upon a Valentine's by Holly Jacobs - 4/7/20 ♥♥♥
K - Kane, Samantha - Misconduct - 8/8/20 ♥♥♥♥
Peach basket (11/11)
P - Partners in Crime by Agatha Christie - 9/2/20 ♥♥♥
E - The English Assassin by Daniel Silva - 7/16/20 ♥♥♥
A - Anna James Watson - Blackmail - 7/18/20 ♥♥♥
C - Circe by Madeline Miller - 5/25/20 ♥♥♥♥
H - Huge Deal by Lauren Layne - 10/5/20 ♥♥♥♥
B - Braun, Lilian Jackson - The Cat Who Played Post Office - 8/4/20 ♥♥♥♥
A - Ann Brashares - Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood - 7/27/20 ♥♥♥♥
S - Storm Front by Jim Butcher - 6/15/20 ♥♥♥♥
K - Keep Quiet by Lisa Scottoline - 9/4/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - Erma Bombeck - Motherhood: The Second Oldest Profession - 7/23/20 ♥♥♥♥
T - Tiger, Tiger by Lynne Reid Banks - 5/27/20 ♥♥♥♥
Q - Toque (5/5)
T - Then Came You by Kate Meader - 4/26/20 ♥♥♥
O - The Other Woman by Sandie Jones - 4/28/20 ♥♥♥♥
Q - Quinn, Julia - What Happens in London - 5/10/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
U - Unsuitable by Lavinia Kent - 4/18/20 ♥♥♥
E - Ewens, Tracy - Taste - 7/31/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
Rastacap (8/8)
R - Rosenfelt, David - First Degree - 7/13/20 ♥♥♥♥
A - Ava Dellaira - Love Letters to the Dead - 7/30/20 ♥♥♥
S - The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen - 6/25/20 ♥♥♥♥
T - The Trouble with Twelfth Grave by Darynda Jones - 6/22/20 ♥♥♥♥
A - Ally Carter - Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy - 8/7/20 ♥♥♥♥
C - Cold Heart, Warm Cowboy by Caitlin Crews - 6/8/20 ♥♥♥♥
A - All Around the Town by Mary Higgins Clark - 8/28/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
P - Patricia Briggs - Fire Touched - 4/20/20 ♥♥♥♥
Sombrero (8/8)
S - Soraya M. Lane - Cowboy Stole My Heart - 9/10/20 ♥♥♥♥
O - Opal Carew - Stroke of Luck - 8/14/20 ♥♥♥
M - Madeleine L'Engle - A Wind in the Door - 8/31/20 ♥♥♥♥
B - Bennett, Sawyer - Lucas - 9/20/20 ♥♥♥♥
R - Richard Yancey - The Highly Effective Detective - 8/12/20 ♥♥♥
E - Elliott Roosevelt - The Hyde Park Murder - 8/15/20 ♥♥♥
R - Rock Chick Reborn by Kristen Ashley - 8/30/20 ♥♥♥♥
O - Olivia Drake - Stroke of Midnight - 9/15/20 ♥♥♥♥
Tricorne (8/8)
T - Taking a Chance by Maggie McGinnis - 9/12/20 ♥♥♥♥
R - Robb, J.D.17065 - Leverage in Death - 9/13/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
I - I Judge You When You Use Poor Grammar: A Collection of Egregious Errors, Disconcerting Bloopers, and Other Linguistic Slip-Ups by Sharon Eliza Nichols - 10/26/20 ♥♥♥♥
C - The Color of Heaven by Julianne MacLean - 9/22/20 ♥♥♥
O - Only Beloved by Mary Balogh - 9/19/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
R - Robin McKinley - Water - 9/24/20 ♥♥♥♥
N - Neil Gaiman - The Ocean at the End of the Lane - 10/4/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - Elle Casey - Wrong Place, Right Time - 9/26/20 ♥♥♥♥
Ushanka (7/7)
U - Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror by Chris Priestley - 8/16/20 ♥♥♥♥
S - Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty - 9/17/20 ♥♥♥
H - Hannah McKinnon - The Lake Season - 10/18/20 ♥♥♥
A - Ava Finch - Fishing with RayAnne - 9/7/20 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nicole Michaels - Win Me Over - 11/11/20 ♥♥♥♥
K - Keene, Carolyn - The Mystery at Lilac Inn - 2/12/20 ♥♥♥♥
A - Alleman, Normandie - Poor Little Daddy's Girl - 9/27/20 ♥♥
Vueltiao (8/8)
V - Valerie by Debbie Macomber - 7/26/20 ♥♥♥♥
U - Unmanageable by Lavinia Kent - 8/5/20 ♥♥♥
E - Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin - 8/20/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
L - Lisa Jackson - You Don't Want To Know - 7/28/20 ♥♥♥♥
T - Ten Things I Love About You by Julia Quinn - 8/6/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
I - Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love by Dani Shapiro - 11/10/20 ♥♥♥
A - All Night with the Cowboy by Soraya M. Lane - 10/22/20 ♥♥♥
O - Off Limits by Jules Barnard - 10/30/20 ♥♥♥♥
Wizard (6/6)
W - Wilde One by Jannine Gallant - 2/25/20 ♥♥♥♥
I - I Still Dream About You by Fannie Flagg - 11/24/20 ♥♥♥♥
Z - Zachary, Mia - 9 1/2 Days - 5/6/20 ♥♥♥♥
A - The Accidental Vampire by Lynsay Sands - 11/9/20 ♥♥♥♥
R - Resilient by Gillian Archer - 5/31/20 ♥♥♥♥
D - Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard - 10/6/20 ♥♥♥♥
X - Pillbox (7/7)
P - Patricia Briggs - Silence Fallen - 10/21/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
I - Irresistible Force by D.D. Ayres - 11/28/20 ♥♥♥♥
L - Lawrence Block - Burglars Can't Be Choosers - 8/25/20 ♥♥♥♥
L - Louise Penny - A Fatal Grace - 7/9/20 ♥♥♥♥
B - Below Deck by Tara Sivec - 5/17/20 ♥♥♥♥
O - On September Hill by Leigh Michaels - 7/3/20 ♥♥♥♥
X - X, Monique - Sugar: My Life as a Sugar Babe - 4/9/20 ♥♥♥
Yarmulke (8/8)
Y - You Were Meant for Me by Elise Title - 12/9/20 ♥♥♥♥
A - Albom, Mitch - For One More Day - 11/12/20 ♥♥♥♥
R - Robb, J.D. - Dark in Death - 6/12/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
M - Miranda P. Charles - The Unyielding Bachelor - 10/31/20 ♥♥♥
U - Unconditionally Mine by Nadine Gonzalez - 10/24/20 ♥♥♥♥
L - Leslie Meier - Valentine Murder - 9/9/20 ♥♥♥♥
K - Kelly Jamieson - Must Love Dogs...and Hockey - 11/15/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - Everett, Lily - Sanctuary Island - 10/25/20 ♥♥♥♥
Z - Fez (3/3)
F - Fluke, Joanne - Sugar Cookie Murder - 11/4/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - Elle Casey - Wrong Question, Right Answer - 10/28/20 ♥♥♥♥
Z - Zevin, Gabrielle - Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac - 10/7/20 ♥♥♥♥
********CHALLENGE COMPLETE 12/9/20******
Nothing But Reading Challenges January: Hat Reading Challenge
Duration: 7/1/2022 - 7/31/2022
Progress: 24 out of 24
Levels:
Top Hat: 1- 6 books
Bowler: 7-15 books
Snap back: 16-24 books
Panama: 25 + books
Hats are used to make a statement, to hide a bad hair day, or to keep your head warm! Since there are so many options to be stunning lets celebrate January 15 as National Hat Day NBRC style with a reading challenge dedicated to HATS!
Option #1- Spell out(*) the word " H- A- T (3)
H: Jennifer L. Holm; Sunny Rolls the Dice - ***** - 7/13/2022 - 224 Pages
A: Allergic: A Graphic Novel by Megan Wagner Lloyd - ***** - 7/14/2022 - 240 Pages
T: The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman - ***** - 7/1/2022 - 382 Pages
Option #2- Read any or all of the below tasks: (6)
✿Read a book with a hat on the cover
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore - ***** - 7/19/2022 - 479 Pages
✿Read a book with a fancy hat on the cover
When Life Gives You Lululemons by Lauren Weisberger - ***** - 7/10/2022 - 343 Pages
✿Read a book with a hat that keeps your head warm
✿Read a book that has a protective hat on the cover ( ie- something a construction worker might wear or a firefighter):
Joust by Mercedes Lackey - ***** - 7/21/2022 - 448 Pages
✿Read a book that has hat on the cover that makes a statement
Mr. Chickee's Funny Money by Christopher Paul Curtis - **** - 7/8/2022 - 160 Pages
✿Read a book that has a hat on the cover that is part of someone's uniform ( ie, police officer or chef)
Option #3 - Spell out(*) any or all of the hat styles listed below
Baseball Cap (11)
B: Bree Baker; Live and Let Chai - ***** - 7/29/2022 - 346 Pages
A: Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear - ***** - 7/14/2022 - 319 Pages
S: Suzanne Walker; Mooncakes - ***** - 7/2/2022 - 280 Pages
E: Emily St. John Mandel; The Glass Hotel - **** - 7/11/2022 - 302 Pages
B: L. Frank Baum; The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - ***** - 7/17/2022 - 154 Pages
A: A.A. Milne; The Complete Tales and Poems of Winnie-the-Pooh - ***** - 7/30/2022 - 557 Pages
L: Lore Olympus: Volume Two by Rachel Smythe - ***** - 7/9/2022 - 368 Pages
L: Lee Min-jin; Pachinko - *** - 7/26/2022 - 490 Pages
C: Christopher Paul Curtis; Mr. Chickee's Funny Money - **** - 9/8/2022 - 160 Pages
A: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry; The Little Prince - ***** - 8/1/2022 - 85 Pages
P: Pawcasso by Remy Lai - ***** - 7/20/2022 - 240 Pages
Fedora (6)
F: Tana French; In the Woods - ***** - 7/18/2022 - 429 Pages
E: Emily Giffin; Heart of the Matter - **** - 7/13/2022 - 368 Pages
D: The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life at Rose Red by Joyce Reardon - ***** - 7/24/2022 - 252 Pages
O: Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy - ***** - 8/11/2022 - 258 Pages
R: Steven Rowley; The Guncle - ***** - 7/6/2022 - 326 Pages
A: Alan Brennert; Moloka'i - ***** - 9/15/2022 - 405 Pages
MONTHLYJan. 10- April 10, 2025
4 out of 1-6
Option #2- Read any or all of the below tasks:
✿Read a book with a hat on the cover
Dying for a Double Cindy Sample 1-17-25
✿Read a book with a fancy hat on the cover
✿Read a book with a hat that keeps your head warm
The Holiday Swap Maggie Knox 2-7-25
✿Read a book that has a protective hat on the cover ( ie- something a construction worker might wear or a firefighter)
Reflex Dick Francis 2-7-25 (Jockey wears helmet)
✿Read a book that has hat on the cover that makes a statement
✿Read a book that has a hat on the cover that is part of someone's uniform ( ie, police officer or chef)
How Santa Got His Job Stephen Krensky 1-21-25
Nothing But Reading Challenges
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Hats are used to make a statement, to hide a bad hair day, or to keep your head warm! Since there are so many options to be stunning lets celebrate January 15 as National Hat Day NBRC style with a reading challenge dedicated to HATS!
Duration: One month
Levels:
Top Hat: 1- 6 books
Bowler: 7-15 books
Snap back: 16-24 books
Panama: 25 + books
Option #1- Spell out(*) the word " H- A- T
Option #2- Read any or all of the below tasks:
✿Read a book with a hat on the cover
✿Read a book with a fancy hat on the cover
✿Read a book with a hat that keeps your head warm
✿Read a book that has a protective hat on the cover ( ie- something a construction worker might wear or a firefighter)
✿Read a book that has hat on the cover that makes a statement
✿Read a book that has a hat on the cover that is part of someone's uniform ( ie, police officer or chef)
Option #3 - Spell out(*) any or all of the hat styles listed below
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Baseball Cap
Beanie
Beret
Boater
Bowler
Bucket
Fedora
Flat Cap
Panama
Top Hat
Trapper Hat
Trilby
If you are looking for bigger list or more challenging options take a peek at the Wikipedia list Hats
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Option #4- Mix and match options
(*)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 audio book narrator's 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