December: Family Tree

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

                      

Duration: December 1 to December 31.

December is a time for gathering with family. Whether or not you celebrate Christmas, here is a monthly challenge to celebrate your family.

Option 1:
Read books where the author's or character's first or last name is the same as someone in your family.

Option 2:
Spell it out. Choose one or more members of your family, then for each letter in their, name read books with titles, series names, authors (first or last name), characters (first or last name), that begin with letters that correspond to letters of the names you chose. You may ignore the indefinite and definite articles (a, an, the, etc).

Levels:
♡ Sons and Daughters - 1-3 books
♡ Mothers and Fathers - 4-6 books
♡ Uncles and Aunties - 7-9 books
♡ Grandmas and Grandpas - 10-12 books
♡ Great Grandparents - 13+ books

Bonus level
♡ Friends are family too - Find a friend to buddy read with and read a book where the author or character's first or last name is the same as someone in either of your families.

Examples:
Tom (son) The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy - author


Daughter
M Nursing a Grudge (A Maternal Instincts Mystery, #4) - series
O Reluctantly Charmed by Ellie O'Neill (author last)
L Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty (author first)
L Ghost Child - Lauren - character
Y You, Me and Him - title

[Kelly]

Family Tree - Finished 12/28/14
24/24

Option 1
Alex - Alex Reed in One Sweet Ride Jaci Burton 12/28/14
Evelyn (Eve) - Eve Dallas in Vengeance in Death J.D. Robb 12/19/14

Option 2
Alexander
✔A - Alcide Herveaux in Deadlocked Charlaine Harris 12/05/14
✔L - Amanda Lange in Take Me Olivia Cunning 12/15/14
✔E - Eddie Blackhawk in Immortal J.R. Ward 12/07/14
✔X - Xander Badica in Vampire Academy Richelle Mead 12/28/14
✔A - Atlantis Unmasked Alyssa Day 12/06/14
✔N - Never Fade Alexandra Bracken 12/01/14
✔D - The House on Hope Street Danielle Steel 12/08/14
✔E - Emery Thane in The Glass Magician Charlie N. Holmberg 12/09/14
✔R - Ruby Red Kerstin Gier 12/08/14

Evelyn
✔E - Evil Reid in In Your Corner Sarah Castille 12/13/14
✔V - Valannie in Clariel Garth Nix 12/10/14
✔E - Eren in Shift Hugh Howey 12/14/14
✔L - Before I Fall Lauren Oliver 12/08/14
✔Y - Fall from India Place Samantha Young 12/27/14
✔N - Nyla in Red Rising Pierce Brown 12/17/14

Karsten
✔K - Firelight Kristen Callihan 12/01/14
✔A - Against the Ropes Sarah Castille 12/07/14
✔R - Reaper's Property Joanna Wylde 12/11/14
✔S - Stolen Kelley Armstrong 12/03/14
✔T - The Paper Magician Charlie N. Holmberg 12/03/14
✔E - Eva Tramell/Cross in Captivated by You Sylvia Day 12/12/14
✔N - The Notebook Nicholas Sparks 12/07/14

[Suzanne]

Novel Books & Reading Challenges
Family Tree
Duration: 12/1/2014 - 12/31/2014

Progress: 10 out of 10

I'm going to spell out my parents names!

J: John Green; Looking for Alaska - ***** - 12/1/2014 - 256 Pages
O: The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman - ***** - 12/29/2014
Y: Yasmine Galenorn; Night Myst - ***** - 12/28/2014
C: Kresley Cole; A Hunger Like No Other - **** - 12/2/2014 - 356 Pages
E: Emma Chase; Tangled - **** - 12/22/2014

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J: Jayne Ann Krentz; White Lies - **** - 12/3/2014 - 384 Pages
A: Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoria Laurie - **** - 12/19/2014
M: Marissa Meyer; Cress - **** - 12/10/2014 - 550 Pages
E: Emma Chase; Holy Frigging Matrimony: A Tangled Series Short Story - **** - 12/23/2014
S: Shifting Shadows: Stories from the World of Mercy Thompson by Patricia Briggs - ***** - 12/15/2014 - 450 Pages

[[deleted user]]

NBRC Family Tree
Duration: Dec 2014
Option 2: Spell it out
♡ Great Grandparents - 13+ books
Read: 1/20

Mom:
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Dad:
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N: Nicole Keyes Sweet Spot
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Brother:
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Pet (also family):
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A

[James]

Uncles and Aunties Option 3
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[Kme_17]

Family Tree
0/24

Option 1
James -
Debbie -

Option 2

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[Michelle]

Duration: December 1 to December 31.
Option 2:

Completed 11/12

I'm going to go with option 2 and use my mom's name. Although she is no longer with me I still think about her.

D - Dumas, George - Blood Cross
E - Evan Tucker - Ship of the Dead
L - LeFleur, Rick - Mercy Blade
A - April Hudson - Dead City
I - Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger
N
E - Eldridge, Dan - The Sign Painter

E - Emily - After The Virus
L - Lassiter, Connor - Unwind
L - Lena (C) - Close Reach
E - Ellie William (C) - Zombies and Calculus
N - Nordim, Minji (MC) - The Mesmerized

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

Do pets count cause they are like family lol?

[Natalie]

Family Tree - Daughters

progress: 0/16


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[Renee]

Welcome to the challenge everyone!

❥☪LIZZ NEILL☪❥ wrote: "Do pets count cause they are like family lol?"

Sure, you can do pet names too if you like. They are a huge part of your family.

[Kelly]

Done! :)

[Renee]

Congrats Kelly!

[Suzanne]

Done!

Progress: 10 out of 10

I'm going to spell out my parents names!

J: John Green; Looking for Alaska - ***** - 12/1/2014 - 256 Pages
O: The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman - ***** - 12/29/2014
Y: Yasmine Galenorn; Night Myst - ***** - 12/28/2014
C: Kresley Cole; A Hunger Like No Other - **** - 12/2/2014 - 356 Pages
E: Emma Chase; Tangled - **** - 12/22/2014

&

J: Jayne Ann Krentz; White Lies - **** - 12/3/2014 - 384 Pages
A: Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoria Laurie - **** - 12/19/2014
M: Marissa Meyer; Cress - **** - 12/10/2014 - 550 Pages
E: Emma Chase; Holy Frigging Matrimony: A Tangled Series Short Story - **** - 12/23/2014
S: Shifting Shadows: Stories from the World of Mercy Thompson by Patricia Briggs - ***** - 12/15/2014 - 450 Pages

[Renee]

Congrats Suzanne!

[Emily]

Option 1

E-Ella Fox - Beauty and the Badge 12.5
M-Made to Love by Alissa Nutting 12.1
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L-Lane, Mika-Dirty Game 12.5
Y

H-Horses' Bride by EC Land 12.22
A-Alexandra, Cassie-Taming the Biker 12.4
L-Lets Pretend by River Laurent 12.16

M-Making Changes by Lila Rose 12.12
E
G-The Gamble by Kristen Ashley 12.20
A-Accidental Rebel by Nicole Snow 12.6
N-Nerd Girl by Jemma Bell 12.16

S-Sassy Curves by Jordan Silver 12.2
A-Alphas Mate by Leah Brooke 12.8
R-Reinhardt Nan-Christmas With You 12.1
A-Arden, katherine - Bear and the Nightingale 12.31
H-Harris, Joanne--Five Quarters of the Orange 12.30

S-Stacy Barnett-Kats Hunter 12.4
T-Tallman, Donna-Black Tuxedos Reese 12.1
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L-Lila Rose-Making Sense 12.15
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[Mamacita aka MawMaw]

Mama's Loves her Grand-Baby

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[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome Emily & Mamacita!