Challenge Help

[Bridget]

Sarita wrote: "Recommendations for books starting with K, please."

Keturah
The Kitchen Marriage Book 2 in series

[Sarita]

Thank you all :-)

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Friends, I need help with a couple of categories on a challenge I'm hosting on my blog.

Do you know any books that fit these categories?

1. plus-size lead
2. self-confidence (theme)
3. personal library (in story)
4. ballerina character

I like historical, contemporary, romance, women's fiction, suspense, mystery, and time slip genres.

[Missy]

Here are some that I have read in these areas. I will have to keep thinking on the other two.

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[Lauri]

Andrea wrote: "Friends, I need help with a couple of categories on a challenge I'm hosting on my blog.

Do you know any books that fit these categories?

1. plus-size lead
2. self-confidence (theme)
3. personal l..."

#1 Plus-sized lead; Invisible by Ginny Yttrup

[Loraine]

Andrea wrote: "Friends, I need help with a couple of categories on a challenge I'm hosting on my blog.

Do you know any books that fit these categories?

1. plus-size lead
2. self-confidence (theme)
3. personal l..."

The Italian Ballerina by Kristy Cambron

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Thanks, friends! I'll check into those and see which ones my library might have (if I don't already have a copy sitting in my Kindle).

Please keep the recommendations coming if you think of others. Thanks!

[Crystal]

Books that have dogs in the title or on the cover? Aside from the K9 Companion series.

Bonus points if it's set on a ranch or a farm!

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

Does anyone have any suggestions for a book with a cross, steeple, Bible, or church on the cover?

[Lynnette]

A quick scroll through my Kindle found these. Disclaimer..I haven’t read these yet.

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

Lynnette Cantrell wrote: "A quick scroll through my Kindle found these. Disclaimer..I haven’t read these yet.



[bookcover:Salvation: An Apocalyptic Christian T..."
Thanks, Lynnette! 🙂

[Crystal]

The Dog Who Was There by Ron Marasco has the three crosses at the crucifixion on the cover. It's a very unique read but VERY good. It's written from a dogs perspective of his life, and a small experience he had witnessing some of the crucifixion scene.

The Year of Jubilee by Cindy Morgan has a church on the cover. 5 stars. The MC is a young girl who experiences hardship, tragedy, and changes around her during the Civil Rights Movement. It's a story of friendship and forgiveness and redemption and so much more!

This Present Darkness by Frank Peretti has a church on the front! This one speaks for itself!

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Crystal wrote: "Books that have dogs in the title or on the cover? Aside from the K9 Companion series.

Bonus points if it's set on a ranch or a farm!"

(book 3 in a series that should be read in order)

[Lynnette]

Crystal wrote: "Books that have dogs in the title or on the cover? Aside from the K9 Companion series.

Bonus points if it's set on a ranch or a farm!"

[Crystal]

Thanks Andrea and Lynnette!

[Rebecca]

Does anyone have any ideas for a book that takes place in school?

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

This one is partially set in a school.

[Sherri]

Rebecca wrote: "Does anyone have any ideas for a book that takes place in school?"

I finished these this year. partially in school as the MC is a teenager

[Bridget]

Rebecca wrote: "Does anyone have any ideas for a book that takes place in school?"

- takes place in a school

[Rebecca]

Thanks for all the recommendations. I've not read any books by Dee Henderson or Lisa Scottoline. I'm looking forward to it.

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

So, I need to read a book about a group of friends, and the one I originally picked isn't quite fitting the bill (it's about one character who makes a variety of friends along the way, but the interactions are all pretty much one-on-one rather than a group 'setting'). Anyone got any ideas for me? 🙂

[Bridget]

Kate wrote: "So, I need to read a book about a group of friends, and the one I originally picked isn't quite fitting the bill (it's about one character who makes a variety of friends along the way, but the inte..."

Ladies of the Lake
I haven't read the book but I thought if I needed a book about a group of friends, that was the one I was thinking of reading.

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

This one looks perfect, Bridget! Thank you!

[Bridget]

You're welcome, I hope it's a good one!

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

That's the one I was going to suggest as well! I'm hoping it's a good one. It looks so cheerful with those bright colors!

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

Ok . . . here's a question to piggyback off my last one . . . what constitutes a group of friends? I'm reading Authentically Izzy right now, and Izzy, Luke, and Penelope (along with Josephine, to some extent), while cousins, appear to also be a quite delightful friend group.

[Lynnette]

Kate wrote: "Ok . . . here's a question to piggyback off my last one . . . what constitutes a group of friends? I'm reading Authentically Izzy right now, ..."

I’ll leave the decision to the admins, because I have no idea the correct answer. However, I will say that growing up my very best friends were my cousins. I think cousins make the best friends!

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

I agree, Lynette! Some of my most treasured memories growing up are hanging out on Sunday evenings with my cousins at our grandparents' home! And, to this day, there's a set of paternal cousins from one of the families that are more like sisters to me.

[Lauri]

Kate wrote: "So, I need to read a book about a group of friends, and the one I originally picked isn't quite fitting the bill (it's about one character who makes a variety of friends along the way, but the inte..."

I would also recommend for a book about a group of friend.

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

Thanks, Lauri! I'd heard about that one, but for some silly reason, I hadn't put it on my TBR list yet! So, even if I don't end up using it for a challenge, I'll definitely be reading it at some point!

[Lauri]

Kate wrote: "Does anyone have any suggestions for a book with a cross, steeple, Bible, or church on the cover?"
if the inside of a church counts I highly recommend
A great Christmas read (or anytime)

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

thanks, Lauri! (side note, mods, especially Andrea, does the inside of a church count for 'space' number 17 in the library 'board game' challenge?)

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Friend Group
If the cousins are well defined as and interact as friends throughout the book, I'm fine with accepting them as a friend group for such a category.

Church
If the image is very obviously the inside of a church (as the cover Lauri shared is), then I will accept it for that category of the library adventure game. I hadn't thought of the inside of a church as an option, but I think that is a fantastic interpretation of the task. Great find!

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

I love thinking outside the box with regards to interpreting tasks! Sometimes I'm better at it than others. 😉

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

That creativity is what keeps me inspired to make new challenges. :)

[Crystal]

Hi everyone! Looking for recommendations for a book that includes a tropical storm for the weather challenge? Tropical storm is the last one I need, and I did get a few recommendations from FB, but none of them look like I'd enjoy them. I really LOVE fast paced action books so maybe something where they're preparing for or caught in a storm? Preferably not super romancy.

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

the only one I can think of is a hurricane, not a tropical storm, unfortunately . . . sorry, Crystal . . . I hope someone has a great recommendation for you!

[Lynnette]

Crystal wrote: "Hi everyone! Looking for recommendations for a book that includes a tropical storm for the weather challenge? Tropical storm is the last one I need, and I did get a few recommendations from FB, but..."

Tropical storm is the only one I still need also!

[Paula]

Admin: check this post for spam about a job offer!

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Thanks, Paula! We’re trying to keep up with them. Goodreads has a bug at the moment where I’ve been unable to remove the spammers from the group, so I appreciate the help in spotting the messages that can slip through.

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

I still haven't gotten around to the coffee-shop romance category of Genre Surprise. Any suggestions for books set in a coffee shop that feature romance? I'm a fan of emotional books like those from Katherine Reay, Nicole Deese, Kathryn Cushman, Kim Vogel Sawyer, and Christina Suzann Nelson, to give you an idea of the depth I like in books. Not a real big fan of fluffy, light books. Thanks!

[Rebecca]

More than this Staci stallings
More Than This
Set in coffee shop

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

Andrea wrote: "I still haven't gotten around to the coffee-shop romance category of Genre Surprise. Any suggestions for books set in a coffee shop that feature romance? I'm a fan of emotional books like those fro..."

You've likely already read it, but Katherine Reay's Of Literature and Lattes would work well for a 'coffee shop romance'.

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

For the library game challenge, am I to assume that for spot 16, as long as a 'church service' type of event takes place in the book, it wouldn't necessarily matter if the event actually took place in a church building? Or, does it need to be in an actual chapel/house church (as in an Amish wedding)?

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Correct. Any wedding, funeral, revival, or Sunday/Wednesday church service works; the building itself doesn’t matter.

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

Awesome, thanks! I encountered a christening in a castle (the baby christened was a princess) in the book I am currently reading and thought to clarify.

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Yes, that definitely works!

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

Looking for recommendations for novels or novellas that feature teachers. A governess or tutor works too. Thank you!

[Rebecca]

All have a teacher or governess

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]